After four games on the road, Yorktown is heading back home. They will take on the Delta Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yorktown's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wapahani and snuck past 2-0.
Not much got past Luke Diebold, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Wapahani off the board. Diebold has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Yorktown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jade Limbrock, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Delta waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Broncos 10-0.
The result came thanks to Myles Enos's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks. Those a hit set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Campbell Light, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zane Cline, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Yorktown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Delta, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Yorktown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Delta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Yorktown might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Delta when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cline, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Yorktown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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