Baseball Preview: Delta Eagles vs. Yorktown Tigers
Delta is 2-8 against Yorktown since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Delta Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Yorktown Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Delta will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Delta's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Daleville with a sharp 10-0 win.
Not much got past Myles Enos, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Daleville off the board. Those six innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Campbell Light, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zane Cline, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Yorktown narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Wapahani 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Yorktown.
The result came thanks to Luke Diebold's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Yorktown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jade Limbrock, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Delta's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Yorktown, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Delta has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Yorktown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Delta took their victory against Yorktown in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Delta since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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