The Deerfield Demons will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Rio Vikings 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'.
Deerfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Palmyra-Eagle on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-4. Deerfield's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kris Hahn put in work no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Hahn has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hahn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Hahn wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adam Suess, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Rio is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 14-0 to Palmyra-Eagle on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Rio has lost by exactly 14 runs.
Deerfield's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Rio, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything went Deerfield's way against Rio in their previous meeting back in April as Deerfield made off with a 24-1 victory. Will Deerfield repeat their success, or does Rio have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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