With a playoff game on the line, Southland Academy rose to the challenge on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Deerfield-Windsor Knights. The win was a breath of fresh air for Southland Academy as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
For Deerfield-Windsor's part, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Sceals, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Deerfield-Windsor didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Southland Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Deerfield-Windsor, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Southland Academy by a score of 2-0.
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