The North Delta Green Wave will venture away from home to face off against the Winona Christian Stars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Delta has seven straight victories, Winona Christian has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While North Delta's win against Indianola Academy wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. North Delta had just enough and edged out Indianola Academy 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Green Wave have posted since March 10th.
Owens Johnson
| 03/27/25 @ Indianola Academy | 4 |
| 02/24/25 @ DeSoto | 3 |
| 03/28/24 @ Indianola Academy | 3 |
| 03/12/24 vs Heritage Academy | 3 |
| 02/23/24 @ Carroll Academy | 3 |
Owens Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Hoshell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
North Delta kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Winona Christian came up short against Winston Academy on Friday and fell 4-1.
North Delta's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Winona Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
North Delta took their win against Winona Christian when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 12-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Delta since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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