Mt. Gilead came into Tuesday's match having lost 17 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Delaware Christian Eagles on Tuesday as the Mt. Gilead Indians made off with a 13-3 victory. The win was just what Mt. Gilead needed coming off of an 18-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Mt. Gilead got a massive performance out of Lillian Ward, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kierra Main, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Delaware Christian's side, Ella McCoy and Katie Hobbs did some serious damage despite the final result: McCoy scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Hobbs scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Mt. Gilead's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Mt. Gilead will head out on the road to face off against Wynford at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Gilead has given up an average of 10.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Delaware Christian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Marion Harding at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
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