For the second straight game, Palmyra-Eagle will face off against Deerfield. The Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palmyra-Eagle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Deerfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Palmyra-Eagle is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since April 9th on Monday. They fell just short of Deerfield by a score of 4-2. Panthers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Demons since Monday.
For Deerfield's part, Landon Brattlie made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Brattlie has become a key player for Deerfield: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-6-1 otherwise. Brattlie was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Aiden McAloon was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Noah Maginn, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Deerfield is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-7-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Palmyra-Eagle, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
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