Baseball Preview: Maplewood Tigers vs. Cambridge Springs Devils
The Maplewood Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Cambridge Springs Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Maplewood gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Eisenhower with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Maplewood.
Andrew Proper made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Proper has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Proper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maplewood let Chase Koelle and Mitchell Potosky loose on the outfield. Koelle scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Potosky got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cambridge Springs, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Union City a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Like Maplewood, Cambridge Springs also got a great game from a two-way player: Owen Riley. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Riley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Matthew Ross was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Preston Gorton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Maplewood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Cambridge Springs, their record is now 4-6.
Everything went Maplewood's way against Cambridge Springs in their previous meeting on April 6th as Maplewood made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maplewood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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