The Delano Tigers will challenge the Holy Family Catholic Fire at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Delano has 13 straight victories, Holy Family Catholic has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Delano's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Orono as they made off with a 9-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Holy Family Catholic suffered their closest defeat since May 7, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Jordan by a score of 4-2. Fire fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Hubmen / Jaguars since on Tuesday.
Delano's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Holy Family Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Delano skirted past Holy Family Catholic 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Fire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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