The Yorktown Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Delta Eagles at 5:30 p.m.
Yorktown lost 11-3 to Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory on Monday.
Sean Gibson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Delta entered their tilt with Anderson with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Myles Enos looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Delta saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zane Cline, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Campbell Light was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Yorktown has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season. As for Delta, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Yorktown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Delta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Yorktown came up short against Delta in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Delta's Kayden Thomas, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Yorktown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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