Baseball Game Preview: Carlynton Cougars vs. Mapletown Maples

Carlynton is on a ten-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Mapletown a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Carlynton Cougars will host the Mapletown Maples at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Wednesday, Carlynton didn't have quite enough to beat Keystone Oaks and fell 6-4.

Carlynton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Firle, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double. Isaac Anker was another, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Mapletown scored the most runs they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Turkeyfoot Valley Area by a score of 5-4.

Mapletown's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Carlynton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.