Deer Creek-Mackinaw is 2-7 against Tri-Valley since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs will look to defend their home field against the Tri-Valley Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-10 walloping at the hands of Lexington. Even though they lost, Deer Creek-Mackinaw's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Chuck Hathaway was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Parker Eggenberger was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over Ridgeview. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tri-Valley.
Jacob Bischoff was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Alexander, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Tri-Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Deer Creek-Mackinaw has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tri-Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Tri-Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, Austin Maubach (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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