Baseball Preview: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs vs. Williamsville Bullets
The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs will be playing at home against the Williamsville Bullets at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Deer Creek-Mackinaw has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Heyworth on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 1-0.
Lucas Holly was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Deer Creek-Mackinaw didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Williamsville didn't have quite enough to beat Pleasant Plains on Thursday and fell 2-1.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Williamsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season.
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