Baseball Recap: Maplewood Tigers vs. Saegertown Panthers
After flying high against Cambridge Springs last Saturday, Maplewood came back down to earth. The Maplewood Tigers wound up with the same score they had in their last game (11-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have not had much luck with Saegertown recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Maplewood saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Hirosky, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Saegertown's side, Wyatt Burchill made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Burchill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Burchill is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Saegertown let Torre Mosbacher and Everett Gardner loose on the outfield. Mosbacher scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Gardner scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. William Shaffer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Maplewood now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Saegertown, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maplewood will face off against Iroquois at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Maplewood is facing Iroquois at the right time seeing as Iroquois is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Saegertown, they will head out on the road to square off against Cambridge Springs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Saegertown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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