Delta is 0-5 against Carbon since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Delta Rabbits will head out on the road to challenge the Carbon Dinos at 3:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Delta sitting on three straight wins and Carbon on six.
On Monday, Delta had just enough and edged Richfield out 12-11.
Lucy Nickle and Jaylie Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Nickle scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Taylor went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Joslyn Christiansen, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Carbon gave up the first runs last Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Canyon View and snuck past 8-7.
Danica Adams was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Adams has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Adams was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Carbon got a big performance out of Shayla Penovich, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Brailee Peterson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Delta's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-16. As for Carbon, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Delta might still be hurting after the 18-2 loss they got from Carbon in their previous meeting back in March. Can Delta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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