After five games on the road, Delaware Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Northside Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Northside Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Delaware Christian, who comes in off a win.
Delaware Christian will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 14-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Shekinah Christian on Tuesday. Delaware Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Shekinah Christian.
Caden Beck made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Beck was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Yoby, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 25-1 to Genoa Christian Academy.
Delaware Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Northside Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Delaware Christian took their win against Northside Christian in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 10-1. Will Delaware Christian repeat their success, or does Northside Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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