We knew this series was a big one for the Deacs, and they battled the number three team in the nation very tightly on Friday night. They could not quite get over the top, resulting in the Yellow Jackets taking game one at home. Despite the loss, it's promising for the rest of the weekend that the Deacs were able to stay with the high-powered Yellow Jackets . Let's go through some of the major highlights from Friday night. Fast Start The Demon Deacons' offense got things going in the first inning. Dalton Wentz reached base with a single, and then Luke Costello reached on a fielding error. With one out, Kade Lewis homered to deep right field to give the Deacs an early 3-0 advantage with just one inning down. This put the Yellow Jackets on their heels early. They responded, scoring on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first, but still trailed. In the second inning, Blake Schaaf continued his hot streak for the Deacs, hitting a solo home run to extend the lead to 4-1.…