Delavan is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Olympia a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Delavan Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Olympia Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
ROWVA/Williamsfield hit Delavan with a seven-run fifth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers came up short against the Cougars, falling 11-3. Panthers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Cougars since Monday.
Corbin Soldal was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits. Soldal was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Pekin hit Olympia with a five-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans lost 10-1 to the Dragons.
Olympia's loss dropped their record down to 7-17-1. As for Delavan, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
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