The boys entered the weekend with back-to-back double digit run performances, The girls struggled to close out games early on, but had a dominant performance to finish off their week of conference match-ups. Baseball April 24: Delphi 12-Pioneer 0 Fresh off a combined 27 run double mercy rule week in HHC play against Carroll and Sheridan, the Panthers came to town. Due to some rain showers, the Oracles utilized the tarps to save a game and delayed the start by about an hour. Once the rain subsided and the field was prepped the sunshine kept the bats warm as the home team posted their 3rd consecutive mercy rule win. Levi Coghill pitched a gem going 4.1 innings and recording 9 strikeouts. He combined to shutout Pioneer with Cason Mills. Coghill would help his own cause going 2 for 2 and driving in 1 run. Keygan Elliott was also 2 for 2 scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Xaine Tessier went 1 for 2 with 2 runs and 1 drove in while swiping one bag. Brett Huffman was walked and scored all 4 times he appeared at the plate adding in 3 stolen bases, and Tayte Bernhardt scored 3 runs to round out the offensive stats. It was a total team domination as the Oracles posted 4, 4, and 3 runs in the the first three offensive half innings. April 27: Rained out Due to the heavy storms all evening competitions were cancelled on Monday. April 28: Delphi 5 - Clinton Prairie 2 The Oracles headed to Mulberry to take on 1A #2 Clinton Prairie. Keygan Elliott pitched a complete game gem, striking out 8 and scattering 3 hits and 2 walks. The Gophers pitched their ace in Kye Jacobs, but Elliott was able to help his own cause by knocking in 2 runs and going 2 for 3. Mason Smith stepped up in a big way, recording 4 assists and a putout at third while going 1 for 3 with a big 2 RBI at bat. Noah Hutsell was 2 for 4 and Tayte Bernhardt scored twice in the HHC road victory. April 29: Delphi 1 - Clinton Central 0 Wednesday the second leg of the Clinton County week was played at Delphi. Brett Huffman faced off against Bulldog ace Dillon Heaton on the mound. Brett would pitch 6 innings of no hit ball and combine with Damian Briseno for the no-no on Clinton Central. Not to be outdone the Bulldog hurler threw 6 innings of 2 hit ball, but the opportunistic Oracle offense was able to knock in Keygan Elliott on a Cason Mills sacrifice fly in the 6th. Softball April 25: Delphi 2-Benton Central 12 The ladies headed to Oxford on Saturday morning to face potential Sectional opponent Benton Central. In difficult windy conditions the girls struggled to record outs as BC kept the pressure on the Oracle defense going 15 or 30. Bison Freshman Sydney Groves held the potent Delphi hitters to just a 0.100 batting average on the day striking out 12 and stranding 7 runners on the base paths. Sami Leopard was the lone run scorer, she was drove in by Ava Mills once and Airy Lattimore once. Benton Central was able to methodically just add runs together to take the game by mercy rule never scoring more than 3 at a time (2-2-3-1-2). April 27: Rained out Due to the heavy storms all evening competitions were cancelled on Monday. April 28: Delphi 10 - Clinton Prairie 3 At Clinton Prairie the Oracles faced off in HHC regular season play. Mairi Cunningham scatterd 5 hits and 3 runs over 7 innings to earn the win, recording 9 strikeouts. Kiyah Anderson continued to have a hot bat driving in 2 runs and scoring twice. Sami Leopard scored 3 times reaching base in 4 of 5 opportunities, Ava Mills and Abi Pearson both drove in 2 and scored once. April 29: Delphi 9 - Clinton Central 0 Delphi overwhelmed the Bulldogs at home. Mairi Cunningham and Aly Stier combined to scatter 3 hits over 7 innings and pitch a shutout. The separate Oracles would score two runs: Aly Stier, Kiyah Anderson, and Airy Lattimore. Sami Leopard swiped three bags, drove in 2 runs, and recorded 3 hits. Mady Anderson drove in 3 on a 3 for 4 performance scoring once. JV lost to Benton Central on Saturday 3-11 in a 5 inning game after the varsity.