Baseball Recap: Delphi Community Oracles vs. North Newton Spartans
After only two runs in their last match, Delphi Community made sure to put some runs up on the board against North Newton on Monday. The Delphi Community Oracles walked away with a 13-9 win over the North Newton Spartans. With that victory, Delphi Community brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Brett Huffman was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Huffman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Huffman wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaxson Hixson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Josh Hartley was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On North Newton's side, Patrick Barry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Gagnon, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Delphi Community's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for North Newton, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Delphi Community will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Eastern at 6:00 p.m. Eastern will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Delphi Community surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Newton, they will be playing at home against West Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Newton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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