It was a good run, but Clinton Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Delphi Community Oracles by a score of 4-2. Clinton Central was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior) but Delphi Community's pitchers proved too tough.
Carly Davison made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kortney Surber, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Delphi Community's side, Lexi Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Miller wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mady Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Clinton Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Delphi Community, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Clinton Central will head out on the road to face off against Clinton Prairie at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clinton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Delphi Community, they will be playing at home against Frankfort at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Delphi Community is facing Frankfort at the right time seeing as Frankfort is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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