The Mt. Pleasant Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Deer Lakes Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mt. Pleasant is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Burrell just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bucs.
Mt. Pleasant saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Alakson 2025, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Deer Lakes came up short against Yough on Tuesday, falling 8-1.
Deer Lakes dropped their record down to 7-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 8-4.
Deer Lakes' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Mt. Pleasant has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Deer Lakes, though, as they've been averaging only 2.9 strikeouts. Will Mt. Pleasant keep running through batters, or will the Lancers buck the trend?
Mt. Pleasant was able to grind out a solid victory over Deer Lakes in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team 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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