Baseball Preview: Deer Park Wildcats vs. Reading Blue Devils
After three games on the road, Deer Park is heading back home. They will take on the Reading Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Deer Park is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Mt. Healthy with a sharp 16-1 victory on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Brody Armor made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Armor was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jayce Parsons was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with six RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Ben Harrell was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Reading was able to grind out a solid victory over Colerain on Saturday, taking the game 10-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Reading.
Deer Park's win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Reading, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-10.
Deer Park suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Reading when the teams last played on Wednesday. Will Deer Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
