On Friday, the Delphi Community Oracles came up short against the Oak Hill Golden Eagles and fell 5-2.
Lexi Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Jenna Roth made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Delphi Community didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oak Hill only tossed five.
On Oak Hill's side, their victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jolee Hawkins, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Maddie Archer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Delphi Community fell to 2-1. As for Oak Hill, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Delphi Community will head out on the road to take on Pioneer at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pioneer has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.33 runs per game on average), something Delphi Community will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Oak Hill, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Peru at 5:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Peru: 3.8, Oak Hill: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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