The Deerfield Warriors will take on the Antioch Sequoits at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Deerfield has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Antioch will arrive with three straight wins.
On Tuesday, Deerfield came up short against DePaul College Prep and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Antioch). They never let Richmond-Burton get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Sequoits with their most commanding win of the season.
Evan Queensland tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Antioch let Parker Wenzel and Zachary Kavich run wild. Wenzel went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Kavich went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two hits gave Wenzel a new career-high. Evan Gissel was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Antioch kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
Antioch's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Deerfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Deerfield beat Antioch 8-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Sequoits turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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