After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bishop Neumann, Yutan-Mead was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Syracuse Rockets with a sharp 13-1 win. Considering the Patriots have won five games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Delaney Shield was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Adie Gale was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jersey Siske, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Yutan-Mead was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Syracuse only posted a batting average of .200.
Yutan-Mead pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Syracuse, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Yutan-Mead will challenge Cass at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yutan-Mead is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Syracuse, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Cass County Central. Syracuse has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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