After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Deer Lakes was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Mt. Pleasant Vikings by a score of 9-6. This was a revenge game for the Lancers: when they faced off against the Vikings last Monday, they had to take a 11-1 loss.
Nolan Danka made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Noah Shurina
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In other batting news, Noah Shurina was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He is becoming a predictor of Deer Lakes' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was A.J. Reiher, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Deer Lakes kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory got Deer Lakes back to even at 3-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3-2.
Coincidentally, Deer Lakes and Mt. Pleasant will both be playing Burrell the next time they take the field. The Lancers will head out to face the Bucs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while the Vikings will host them at 4:00 p.m. on the 9th.
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