On Saturday, Indian River faced Delaware Military Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Indian River Indians fell just short of the Delaware Military Academy Seahawks by a score of 4-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Indian River of the 1-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2019.
Megan Daisey spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Indian River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker O'Shields, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Indian River's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Delaware Military Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
Indian River will head out on the road to take on Woodbridge at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Woodbridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Delaware Military Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sussex Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sussex Central: 1.3, Delaware Military Academy: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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