Deer Lakes never let their opponents score on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Burrell Bucs. That's two games straight that the Lancers have won by exactly three runs.
Anthony Smith
| 04/28/25 vs Burrell | 1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Shady Side Academy | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Ligonier Valley | 1 |
Deer Lakes' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Smith is becoming a predictor of the Lancers' success: when he posts at least one home run the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't).
The win made it two in a row for Deer Lakes and bumps their season record up to 7-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Burrell, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season.
Deer Lakes will have a chance to go back-to-back against Burrell: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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