For the second straight game, Delavan-Darien will face off against Whitewater. The Comets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Whippets at 4:45 p.m. Delavan-Darien is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Delavan-Darien's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Whitewater 13-0. The victory continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Whippets: they've now won four in a row.
Joel Janssen
| 04/15/25 @ Turner | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Racine Lutheran/Prairie | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Whitewater | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Big Foot | 1 |
Joel Janssen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Delavan-Darien is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 2-3-1 otherwise. Janssen was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
In other pitching news, Evan Doerksen looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Delavan-Darien let Jacob Huff and Kevin O'Grady run wild. Huff went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while O'Grady got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave Huff a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Garbe, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Delavan-Darien now has a winning record of 5-4-1. As for Whitewater, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
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