The Early College Hornets are on the road again on Thursday to play the Indian River Indians at 4:15 p.m.
Early College is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Sussex Academy last Tuesday. They lost 16-2 to the Seahawks.
Meanwhile, Indian River faced Delmar in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Indian River's pitcher stepped up to hand Delmar a 3-0 shutout.
Megan Daisey made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow 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 big at the plate, 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. Sophie Scurci was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Early College's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Indian River, they have 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.
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