Delphi Community is 3-0 against North Newton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Delphi Community Oracles will head out on the road to take on the North Newton Spartans at 6:00 p.m.
Delphi Community is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Carroll on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2.
Delphi Community saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Almager, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, North Newton had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Bearcats.
Patrick Barry was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Joe Bijak, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Delphi Community has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for North Newton, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Delphi Community has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Newton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Delphi Community's way against North Newton when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Delphi Community made off with a 10-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Delphi Community since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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