Deer Lakes came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss last Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Southmoreland Scotties by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lancers have suffered since March 15th.
Deer Lakes saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexandria CLaypoole, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Deer Lakes' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8. As for Southmoreland, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
While Deer Lakes had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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