
Dragons
04/03/25 vs Elliot Christian | 23 |
03/28/25 @ River Islands | 12 |
03/20/25 vs Venture Academy | 9 |
02/26/25 @ Denair | 7 |
03/17/25 @ Millennium | 5 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Delta Charter). Everything went their way against the Elliot Christian Eagles on Thursday as they made off with a 23-11 victory. For the Dragons, this counts as revenge for the 9-6 win the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2020.
Aaliyah Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over four innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, Madyson Torres and Evelyn Gutierrez did most of the damage at the plate: Torres scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances, while Gutierrez scored four runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hailee Valencerina, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Delta Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .673. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Delta Charter and bumps their season record up to 2-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games. As for Elliot Christian, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Delta Charter will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against River Islands at 3:30 p.m. on the 14th. As for Elliot Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 21-1 victory against Humphreys Able Charter on the 8th.
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