Yough extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 19 on Monday, dropping their season record down to 0-15 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Deer Lakes Lancers. The Cougars were not able to make up for their defeat to the Lancers from their previous meeting back in May of 2021.
As for Deer Lakes, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games.
For Deer Lakes' part, the result came thanks to Anthony Smith's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks. Smith also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Lancers are undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Deer Lakes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was A.J. Reiher, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
While Yough had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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