The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs will head out on the road to square off against the El Paso-Gridley Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Deer Creek-Mackinaw was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Tremont. Deer Creek-Mackinaw has not had much luck with Tremont recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Kenzie Knowles spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, El Paso-Gridley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 18-3 loss to Lexington might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs El Paso-Gridley has scored all season.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw now has a losing record at 4-5. As for El Paso-Gridley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw came out on top in a nail-biter against El Paso-Gridley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Will Deer Creek-Mackinaw repeat their success, or does El Paso-Gridley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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