The Deer Lakes Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Burrell Bucs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Deer Lakes is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They fell 4-0 to Knoch.
Deer Lakes got a good showing from Lucas Derose, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Deer Lakes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Burrell fell victim to Armstrong and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the River Hawks. The defeat continues a trend for Burrell in their matchups with Armstrong: they've now lost three in a row.
Deer Lakes' record is now 5-8. As for Burrell, their record is now 4-7.
Deer Lakes might still be hurting after the 17-5 loss they got from Burrell when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Deer Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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