Softball Preview: Mapletown Maples vs. Carmichaels Mighty Mikes
Mapletown is 0-9 against Carmichaels since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mapletown Maples will head out on the road to challenge the Carmichaels Mighty Mikes at 4:15 p.m.
Mapletown is is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 13-3 to Jefferson-Morgan.
Meanwhile, Carmichaels waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Pioneers onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
The result came thanks to Bailey Barnyak's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carmichaels saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Miller, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Mapletown's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Carmichaels, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Mapletown came up short against Carmichaels when the teams last played back in April, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnyak, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Mapletown knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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