The Waterloo Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Deerfield Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Waterloo will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Hustisford/Dodgeland on Friday. The Pirates blew past Hustisford/Dodgeland 13-5. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with Hustisford/Dodgeland: they've now won five in a row.
Caleb Bullock was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Gavin Schroud
| 04/04/25 vs Hustisford/Dodgeland | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Lake Mills | 0 |
| 04/20/24 @ Luther Prep | 2 |
In other batting news, Mason Reedy and Gavin Schroud did most of the damage at the plate: Reedy went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Schroud scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs Schroud has posted since back in April of 2024. Ryder Jaehnke was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Deerfield made easy work of Marshall on Friday and carried off a 9-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Demons.
Stephen Bagley was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mesfin Draxler, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Deerfield's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Waterloo, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Waterloo couldn't quite get it done against Deerfield when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-4. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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