The Havana Ducks will head out to face off against the Delavan Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Havana's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over Macomb. The result was nothing new for the Ducks, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Maddie Howerter, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Snowden, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Havana kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Delavan challenged ROWVA/Williamsfield on Monday. The Panthers didn't even let the Cougars on the board, marking the Panthers' second-straight 11-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Havana is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That somehow still isn't as good as their 13-2-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Delavan, they pushed their record up to 10-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Havana took their victory against Delavan in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Ducks repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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