The Indian River Indians will be playing at home against the Early College Hornets at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Indian River's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Early College's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Indian River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Delmar, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Indian River was ranked ninth). Indian River's pitcher stepped up to hand Delmar a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Megan Daisey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Daisey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Daisey was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Hitchens, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sophie Scurci, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Early College was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 16-2 to Sussex Academy. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Early College couldn't push the score so high this time.
Indian River has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Early College, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
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