Deer Lakes won against Derry last Monday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Deer Lakes Lancers put the hurt on the Derry Trojans with a sharp 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Deer Lakes.
Ryan Cochran and Lucas Derose made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Cochran didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Derose tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Cochran has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Cochran scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Derose went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jake Fleischer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Misera, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Derry's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cason Long, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
The win got Deer Lakes back to even at 5-5. As for Derry, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Deer Lakes will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fox Chapel at 4:00 p.m. Fox Chapel's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Deer Lakes' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Derry, they will head out on the road to take on East Allegheny at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games East Allegheny has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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