Deer Creek-Mackinaw is 2-8 against Tremont since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Chiefs are taking a road trip to take on the Turks at 4:30 p.m. Deer Creek-Mackinaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 15) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Peoria Notre Dame 6-5.
Chase Noe tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Chuck Hathaway
| 04/26/25 @ Peoria Notre Dame | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs Fisher | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Fieldcrest | 3 |
| 04/12/25 @ Clinton | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs LeRoy | 2 |
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On the hitting side, Chuck Hathaway and Brody Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Hathaway went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, while Williams went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Hathaway has become a key player for Deer Creek-Mackinaw: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Fogle, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peoria Notre Dame struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Tremont came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 11-7. Tremont's win was all the more impressive since the Vikings were averaging only 4.07 runs allowed on the season.
Tremont's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw couldn't quite get it done against Tremont in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can the Chiefs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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