The Delmarva Christian Royals will head out on the road to square off against the Indian River Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Delmarva Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Delmarva Christian fell victim to a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of Caravel.
Meanwhile, Indian River faced Sussex Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Indian River took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sussex Central. Indian River has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Megan Daisey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Indian River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Hitchens, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Delmarva Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Indian River, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Delmarva Christian came up short against Indian River in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Daisey, who struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Delmarva Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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