Lions
| 04/22/25 vs Hale Center | 2-4 |
| 04/17/25 vs Sudan | 11-2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Sudan | 15-4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Ralls | 13-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs Ralls | 13-3 |
It was a good run, but New Deal unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hale Center Owls by a score of 4-2. The Lions were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior), but the Owls' pitcher proved too tough.
Lane Proctor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, New Deal saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Bigham, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
New Deal's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 13-3. As for Hale Center, the win snapped their losing streak at nine games and leaves them with a 6-14 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: New Deal beat the Owls by a score of 4-0 later that day.
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