Softball Game Preview: Delphi Community Oracles vs. Tri-County Cavaliers

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Previous Games

04/20/24 - Home	3-7 L
04/22/23 - Neutral	14-10 W
05/16/22 - Away	19-2 W
05/13/19 - Home	11-5 W
05/14/18 - Away	21-6 W
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Delphi Community has gone 7-1 against Tri-County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Oracles are taking a road trip to take on the Cavaliers at 9:00 a.m. Delphi Community has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Delphi Community is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Carroll just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 18-2 to the Cougars. The match marked the Oracles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Tri-County entered their tilt with Kouts on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mustangs & Fillies 5-3.

Grace Luck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks.

At the plate, Tri-County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Dominguez, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Dominguez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Madilyn Nevitt was another, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Tri-County pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Delphi Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.

Delphi Community came up short against Tri-County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 7-3. Can the Oracles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.