The Deer Lakes Lancers will venture away from home to take on the Taylor Allderdice Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Deer Lakes earned an 8-5 victory over Yough. The win 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 hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Noah Shurina, who went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Taylor Allderdice hadn't done well against Central Catholic recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Dragons came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 6-1. The game was the first time the Dragons have beaten the Vikings on their field since April 1, 2015.
Taylor Allderdice has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Deer Lakes, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7.
Deer Lakes suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Taylor Allderdice in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Lancers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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