Rio is 0-8 against Deerfield since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Rio Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Deerfield Demons at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rio is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 23 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Johnson Creek on Thursday. They lost 20-1 to the Bluejays.
Meanwhile, Deerfield entered their matchup against Horicon on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Deerfield took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Horicon. It was the first time this season that Deerfield let down their fans at home.
Rio's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Deerfield, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-6.
Rio might still be hurting after the 20-8 defeat they got from Deerfield in their previous meeting back in April. Can Rio avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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