Delta is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Winchester Community is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Delta Eagles will take on the Winchester Community Golden Falcons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Delta: 4.1, Winchester Community: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Delta's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Pendleton Heights.
The result came thanks to Myles Enos's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Delta's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Everrett Linn, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Winchester Community was able to grind out a solid win over Monroe Central on Wednesday, taking the game 10-7. With that victory, Winchester Community brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Winchester Community got a massive performance out of Dravin Whitehead, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of McCormac Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Delta has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Winchester Community, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Delta has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Winchester Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Delta took their victory against Winchester Community in their previous meeting back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 23-9. Will Delta repeat their success, or does Winchester Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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