Delavan stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let the Illini Central Cougars onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. While fans of Delavan might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Wyatt Pierson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Pierson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pierson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Braden Arrenholz was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Alex Seaton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Illini Central's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Power, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Delavan pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Illini Central, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Delavan will face off against Deer Creek-Mackinaw at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Illini Central, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Olympia at 4:30 p.m.
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