The Fennimore Golden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Deerfield Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fennimore is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Southwestern with a sharp 12-2 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fennimore.
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.
Meanwhile, Deerfield put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Fall River 18-1.
Kris Hahn and Bryce Eickhoff were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Hahn didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Eickhoff pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hahn has been consistent recently: 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, the team relied heavily on Aiden Brown, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Stephen Bagley, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fennimore's record is now 7-8. As for Deerfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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