The Deerfield Demons will be playing at home against the Fennimore Golden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Deerfield is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Fall River (and have done all season long). Everything went Deerfield's way against Fall River on Thursday as Deerfield made off with an 18-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Deerfield.
Kris Hahn and Bryce Eickhoff were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Hahn didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Eickhoff tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hahn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Hahn scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Eickhoff scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aiden Brown was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Bagley, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fennimore scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Southwestern.
Casey Dresen looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jude Kinney was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Deerfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Fennimore, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
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