In what's become a running theme this season, Delphi Community gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Taylor Titans a 9-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Delphi Community sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Lexi Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Miller has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Titus, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Abby Pearson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Taylor didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Delphi Community has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Taylor, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Delphi Community will head out on the road to face off against Lewis Cass at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Delphi Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Taylor, they will head out on the road to challenge Delphi Community at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Delphi Community's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Taylor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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