Delavan had lost 13 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Saturday they dropped down to 0-8 to make it 14. They lost 8-2 to the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Chiefs from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
Delavan saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Lusher, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-3. Eight seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Deer Creek-Mackinaw's side, Carson Knott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Knott was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Drew Swadinsky was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Eggenberger, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Deer Creek-Mackinaw beat Delavan by a score of 15-6 later that day.
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