The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs will head out on the road to take on the Princeville Princes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Deer Creek-Mackinaw nor Princeville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw lost 10-1 to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Deer Creek-Mackinaw in their matchups with Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley: they've now lost three in a row.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Spurlock, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Deer Creek-Mackinaw didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 19 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Princeville's offense. They lost 9-0 to Wethersfield/Annawan on Saturday. Princeville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-17. As for Princeville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw beat Princeville 5-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deer Creek-Mackinaw since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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