For the first time this season, Deer Creek will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing at home against the Central Holmes Christian Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deer Creek has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Central Holmes Christian will come in with four straight wins.
Deer Creek fell victim to Manchester Academy and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. They lost 16-0 to the Mavericks.
Meanwhile, Central Holmes Christian won against Leake County on Thursday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Central Holmes Christian never let Clinton Christian Academy get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Trojans have won six games by more than 12 runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Witt, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Central Holmes Christian: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Terry, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Central Holmes Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Central Holmes Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Deer Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Deer Creek came up short against Central Holmes Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 8-4. Can Deer Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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