Daleville is on a four-game streak of home losses, Emmanuel Christian a ten-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Daleville Warhawks will take on the Emmanuel Christian Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Daleville fell victim to a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Elba.
Daleville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruben Garcia, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Daleville hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elba struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Christian fell victim to Poplar Springs and their airtight pitching crew two weeks ago. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-0 walloping at the hands of the Atomics.
Daleville's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Emmanuel Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Emmanuel Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Daleville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Emmanuel Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 2.2. Will Daleville keep running through batters, or will Emmanuel Christian buck the trend?
Everything went Daleville's way against Emmanuel Christian in their previous meeting back in March as Daleville made off with an 18-0 victory. Will Daleville repeat their success, or does Emmanuel Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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