The Delaware Christian Eagles will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Cardington-Lincoln Pirates at 5:15 p.m. Delaware Christian will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Delaware Christian is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Tree of Life Christian an 18-0 shutout on Friday. Delaware Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by nine runs or more this season.
Caden Beck was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Beck was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Drew Hobbs and Joshua Ross did most of the damage at the plate: Hobbs went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while Ross scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Anthony Vergara was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cardington-Lincoln beat Fairbanks 9-6 on Friday.
Delaware Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Cardington-Lincoln, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
Delaware Christian suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Cardington-Lincoln in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can Delaware Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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