Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, New Deal couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Home Leopards on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Leopards: they've now lost four in a row.
New Deal saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Attebury, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
New Deal's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for New Home, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 28-5-1.
New Deal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Home, they will square off against Tom Bean on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Leopards 3.1, the Tomcats 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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