Deer Creek-Mackinaw had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the El Paso-Gridley Titans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Deer Creek-Mackinaw also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Emily Stauffer tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Byrkleigh Kraft, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Elise Hahn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for El Paso-Gridley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw will head out on the road to challenge Illinois Valley Central at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Deer Creek-Mackinaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for El Paso-Gridley, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Heyworth at 4:30 p.m.
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