Southland Academy and Deerfield-Windsor squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Southland Academy had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Deerfield-Windsor Knights by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for Southland Academy seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For Deerfield-Windsor's part, the result came thanks to Lane Sceals's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. Sceals has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Deerfield-Windsor's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Collins Clark, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Southland Academy's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Deerfield-Windsor, their win bumped their record up to 7-15-1.
Southland Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Deerfield-Windsor, they will face off against Terrell Academy on Friday. Terrell Academy's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Deerfield-Windsor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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