The Indian River Indians will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Delmarva Christian Royals at 12:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Indian River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Sussex Central, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Indian River was ranked eighth). Indian River took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sussex Central on Thursday. Indian River has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Megan Daisey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Indian River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Hitchens, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Delmarva Christian suffered a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of Caravel on Monday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Delmarva Christian in their matchups with Caravel: they've now lost five in a row.
Indian River's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Delmarva Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Indian River beat Delmarva Christian 4-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Indian River repeat their success, or does Delmarva Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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