The Taylor Allderdice Dragons will take on the Deer Lakes Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylor Allderdice's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Deer Lakes' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Deer Lakes will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Taylor Allderdice extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Dragons came out on top against Central Catholic by a score of 6-1. That's two games straight that the Dragons have won by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Deer Lakes beat Yough 8-5 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won four in a row.
Ben Shurina was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Noah Shurina was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Taylor Allderdice's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Deer Lakes, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Everything went Taylor Allderdice's way against Deer Lakes when the teams last played back in March, as Taylor Allderdice made off with an 8-0 victory. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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