Baseball Preview: Burrell Bucs vs. Deer Lakes Lancers
The Burrell Bucs will be playing at home against the Deer Lakes Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Burrell's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Armstrong on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the River Hawks. Burrell has not had much luck with Armstrong recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Deer Lakes also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell 4-0 to Knoch on Saturday. Deer Lakes just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Deer Lakes got a good showing from Lucas Derose, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Deer Lakes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Burrell's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Deer Lakes, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Burrell took their victory against Deer Lakes in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 17-5. Does Burrell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deer Lakes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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