Deer Park has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Deer Park will head into Monday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Mariemont on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Saturday. Deer Park fell just short of Mariemont by a score of 4-2.
Jayce Parsons put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Parsons was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Parsons wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Gilreath, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Madeira scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Finneytown with a sharp 16-4 win. The victory was nothing new for Madeira as they're now sitting on three straight.
The team relied heavily on Andrew Cissell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Matthew Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Deer Park's defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Madeira, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Deer Park might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Madeira in their previous meeting on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Madeira's Jackson Cunningham, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that Deer Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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