Delta had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over the North Sanpete Hawks on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what Delta needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Delta got a big performance out of Ashton Stefanoff, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Dylan Larsen was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On North Sanpete's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andy Allred, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Madsen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, North Sanpete 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 Delta only tossed four.
Delta's win bumped their record up to 6-17. As for North Sanpete, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Delta will head out on the road to square off against Millard at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Millard has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.65 runs per game on average), something Delta will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for North Sanpete, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Carbon at 3:00 p.m. North Sanpete has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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