On Thursday, Indian River faced Sussex Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Indian River Indians fell 4-1 to the Sussex Central Golden Knights. Indian River was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Sussex Central apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Megan Daisey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Indian River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Hitchens, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Indian River and nudges their season record down to 8-5. As for Sussex Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Indian River will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Delmarva Christian at 12:00 p.m. Delmarva Christian is coming into the game with four straight losses on the road, meaning Indian River will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Sussex Central, they will challenge Newark Charter School at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sussex Central's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Newark Charter School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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