Baseball Recap: Mapleton Takes a Loss

Mapleton extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-20. They lost 20-0 to the South Central Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-4 on May 4th.

As for South Central, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-12-1. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

For South Central's part, Weston June was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. June also tossed a walk, which is notable because South Central is 7-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-11-1 otherwise. June was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, South Central got a massive performance out of Kaden Blair, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI. Those three doubles gave Blair a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Ayers, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI.

Mapleton and South Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Mounties (ranked 685th) will meet Hillsdale (ranked 233rd) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, South Central will challenge Edison at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (471 vs. 166).