Daleville never let their opponents score on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Indiana School for the Deaf Deaf Hoosiers with a sharp 16-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Daleville who now have three in a row.
Emily Simmons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Simmons has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Simmons was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Raegan Jackson was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Cali Pattengale, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Indiana School for the Deaf's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaiden Moses, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Daleville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6-1 record this season. As for Indiana School for the Deaf, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Daleville will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Madison-Grant at 5:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Indiana School for the Deaf, they will head out on the road to take on Riverside at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Indiana School for the Deaf is facing Riverside at the right time seeing as Riverside is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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