Softball Preview: Delphi Community Oracles vs. Carroll Cougars
Delphi Community is 9-1 against Carroll since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Delphi Community Oracles will head out on the road to face off against the Carroll Cougars at 5:15 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Delphi Community is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Tri-Central onto the board and left with a 14-0 win on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Delphi Community with their most commanding win of the season.
Lexi Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Delphi Community let Emma Titus and Lacey S pickering loose on the outfield. Titus scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while S pickering scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. S pickering has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Roth, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Carroll entered their tilt with Tri-Central with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 18-7 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Carroll, who have now won three matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Rylie Lanum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Carroll got a massive performance out of Kaylin Randle, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI. Charlotte Kingery was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Delphi Community and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Carroll, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Carroll's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Delphi Community has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Carroll, though, as they've been averaging 9.6. Given Delphi Community's sizable advantage in that area, Carroll will need to find a way to close that gap.
Delphi Community took their win against Carroll in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-2. Will Delphi Community repeat their success, or does Carroll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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