Baseball Recap: Delsea picks up eighth straight win at home

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 7:08pm

Baseball Recap: Delsea Crusaders vs. Deptford Spartans

Delsea came tearing into Tuesday's game with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Deptford Spartans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2. Delsea might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.

Gavin Deegan looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.

At the plate, Zach Maxwell was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Austin Buchanan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Delsea's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for Deptford, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.

Delsea will have a chance to go back-to-back against Deptford: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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