The Deer Park Wildcats will face off against the Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Deer Park is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Taylor just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. Neither they nor the Yellowjackets could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Wildcats' first draw of the season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Mt. Healthy's offense. They lost 4-0 to Roger Bacon on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Fighting Owls in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost four in a row.
Deer Park's draw makes their record 3-0-1 this season. As for Mt. Healthy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Deer Park's way against Mt. Healthy in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Deer Park made off with a 6-2 win. Will Deer Park repeat their success, or does Mt. Healthy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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