Baseball Game Preview: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs vs. Heyworth Hornets

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 3:47am

Baseball Preview: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs vs. Heyworth Hornets

Deer Creek-Mackinaw has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Heyworth Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They skirted past LeRoy 2-0.

Shane Correll spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits.

Meanwhile, Heyworth earned a 6-3 win over Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on Monday.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-14 record this season. As for Heyworth, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw couldn't quite finish off Heyworth in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Deer Creek-Mackinaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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