Daleville is 1-8 against Yorktown since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Daleville Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Yorktown Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Daleville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Daleville is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when the picked up their first road victory of the season on Thursday. They fell just short of Monroe Central by a score of 7-5.
Meryck Adams was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Adams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Adams wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Wilson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Noah Colvin was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Daleville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroe Central only tossed three.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Yorktown, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Greenfield-Central 1-0.
Like Daleville, Yorktown also got a great game from a two-way player: Jacob Grim. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Grim was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Daleville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Yorktown, their record is now 4-5.
Yorktown's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Daleville has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .446. It's a different story for Yorktown, though, as they've only averaged .323. Will they be able to contain Daleville's hitters?
Daleville might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Yorktown in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can Daleville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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