The Daleville Broncos will square off against the Richmond Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Daleville's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Richmond has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Daleville was handed a nine-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Elwood, sneaking past 8-6.
Emily Simmons was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Simmons was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Daleville let Valyn Pattengale and Raegan Jackson run wild. Pattengale went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Jackson went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Daleville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elwood only posted a batting average of .258.
Meanwhile, Richmond lost 25-2 to Winchester Community on Wednesday.
Richmond's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Daleville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
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