Baseball Preview: Maple Grove Red Dragons vs. Clymer Central Pirates
The Maple Grove Red Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Clymer Central Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maple Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Maple Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Cattaraugus-Little Valley by a score of 4-0.
Maple Grove's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kolden McCall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. McCall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Clymer Central fell victim to Frewsburg and their airtight pitching crew on May 1st. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears.
Maple Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Clymer Central, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Maple Grove suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Clymer Central in their previous meeting back in April. Can Maple Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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