Baseball Game Recap: West Blocton Tigers vs. Maplesville Red Devils

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 7:32am

Recap: West Blocton Tigers vs. Maplesville Red Devils

West Blocton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Maplesville Red Devils by a score of 16-15. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.

Brodie Cook was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5. Devin Schmaltz was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.

West Blocton's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Maplesville, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-6.

West Blocton will be playing in front of their home fans against Oak Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Blocton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Maplesville, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Westminster School at Oak Mountain at 3:30 p.m. on April 1st.

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