Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, New Deal couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They came up short against the Anson Tigers on Thursday, falling 10-4. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this contest were averaging 3.23 runs allowed.
New Deal saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Aguirre, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Lions
| 05/15/25 vs Anson | 4-10 |
| 05/08/25 vs Sunray | 14-2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Sunray | 12-0 |
| 05/02/25 @ Sundown | 19-4 |
| 05/02/25 @ Sundown | 12-2 |
With the loss, New Deal broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-4. As for Anson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: New Deal beat Anson by a score of 14-12 later that day.
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