Yorktown is 8-1 against Daleville since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Yorktown Tigers will be playing at home against the Daleville Broncos at 5:00 p.m. Yorktown will be strutting in after a win while Daleville will be coming in after a defeat.
Yorktown took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Greenfield-Central a 1-0 shutout.
Jacob Grim was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Grim was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Grim wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean Gibson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Daleville has finally found some success away from home. They fell just short of Monroe Central by a score of 7-5 on Thursday.
Like Yorktown, Daleville also got a great game from a two-way player: Meryck Adams. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Adams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Daleville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroe Central only tossed three.
Yorktown's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Daleville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Yorktown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Daleville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Yorktown's way against Daleville when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as Yorktown made off with a 14-2 win. Will Yorktown repeat their success, or does Daleville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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