Baseball Recap: Maplewood Rockets vs. Pymatuning Valley Lakers
Maplewood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They skirted past the Pymatuning Valley Lakers 6-5. For Maplewood, this counts as revenge for the 10-7 loss Pymatuning Valley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Josh Haines, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Haines is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Zach Suba was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Pymatuning Valley's side, Drake Haines was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Maplewood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Pymatuning Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
Maplewood will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Girard, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. As for Pymatuning Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bristol at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bristol: 3.2, Pymatuning Valley: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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