Eagle Valley lost against Delta back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Eagle Valley Devils' rough 23-3 defeat to the Delta Panthers might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Eagle Valley in their matchups with Delta: they've now lost five in a row.
Eagle Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ricardo Gutierrez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Delta's side, Landon Kennell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Kennell was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jesse Delgado was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with four runs, three doubles, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Rylan Bynum, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI.
Eagle Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Delta, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Eagle Valley will head out on the road to challenge Palisade at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Eagle Valley has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Delta, they will head out on the road to take on Gunnison at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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