Softball Game Preview: Deer Park Deer vs. Clear Lake Falcons

The Deer Park Deer will take on the Clear Lake Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Deer Park is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.

Deer Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Clear Brook with a sharp 24-7 win on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Deer with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clear Lake, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Dickinson on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won four games by nine runs or more so far this season.

Clear Lake pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Deer Park, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.

Deer Park skirted past Clear Lake 2-0 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Will Deer Park repeat their success, or does Clear Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.