It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Delta ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against the Yorktown Tigers by a score of 5-2. The win was nothing new for Delta as they're now sitting on four straight.
Delta got a great performance from Kayden Thomas as he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Delta saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Ritchie, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI. Gavin Case was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Delta pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Yorktown, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Delta will be playing in front of their home fans against Jay County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Jay County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Yorktown, they will head out on the road to take on Hamilton Southeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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