Baseball Preview: Clinton Prairie Gophers vs. Delphi Community Oracles
Clinton Prairie is 0-10 against Delphi Community since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Clinton Prairie Gophers will head out on the road to face off against the Delphi Community Oracles at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Clinton Prairie beat Taylor 5-1.
Cayden Robinson tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Price, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Thomas, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, everything went Delphi Community's way against Eastern on Friday as Delphi Community made off with a 9-2 victory.
Brett Huffman made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Huffman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brady Little and Josh Hartley did most of the damage at the plate: Little went 1-for-3 with three RBI, while Hartley got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Walker Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Clinton Prairie's record now sits at 4-7. As for Delphi Community, their record now sits at 6-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clinton Prairie has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Delphi Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Clinton Prairie suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Delphi Community in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Clinton Prairie, Brock Burton (who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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