The Palmyra-Eagle Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Deerfield Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Palmyra-Eagle fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Waterloo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost three in a row.
Palmyra-Eagle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Teagan Koutsky, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Deerfield waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Blue Devils 15-7. The Demons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Deerfield pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Palmyra-Eagle, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Palmyra-Eagle came out on top in a nail-biter against Deerfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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