Delta is 0-8 against New Palestine since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Delta Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the New Palestine Dragons at 5:30 p.m.
Delta is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Thursday. They lost 11-3 to Elwood.
Fancy Robbins was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Palestine put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Triton Central a 9-0 shutout.
Cailyn Hurst tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Allie Blum, who fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-4. Jersi Gross was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Delta's defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. As for New Palestine, their victory bumped their record up to 19-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Delta hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like New Palestine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Delta suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to New Palestine in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Delta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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