On Tuesday, Indian River faced Middletown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Indian River Indians fell just short of the Middletown Cavaliers by a score of 3-2.
Megan Daisey spent all 9.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 18 Ks. Those 9.1 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Indian River saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Hoban, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Indian River didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Indian River has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. As for Middletown, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-5.
Indian River will head out on the road to take on Middletown at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Middletown is coming into the game with six straight defeats at home, meaning Indian River will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Middletown will take on Christiana at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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