The Delta Panthers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Gunnison Cowboys, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:00 p.m. Delta is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Delta finally turned things around against Cedaredge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 18-15.
Delta let Velma Baily and Brylee Bush loose on the outfield. Baily scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Bush went 3-for-5 with five RBI and a stolen base. That stolen base was Bush's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Abeyta, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Delta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Gunnison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Grand Junction, falling 13-3. That's two games in a row now that the Cowboys have lost by exactly ten runs.
Gunnison saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Crown, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Delta's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Gunnison, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Gunnison's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Delta has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Gunnison, though, as they've been averaging 11.3. Given Delta's sizable advantage in that area, Gunnison will need to find a way to close that gap.
Delta came out on top in a nail-biter against Gunnison when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 11-10. Does Delta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gunnison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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