Deer Lakes owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Yough Cougars 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Lancers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Anthony Smith
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The result came thanks to Anthony Smith's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Deer Lakes is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Deer Lakes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was A.J. Reiher, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Deer Lakes is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Yough, they dropped their record down to 0-15 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Deer Lakes will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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