Baseball Recap: St. Paul Flyers vs. Mapleton Mounties
St. Paul put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let the Mapleton Mounties onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The win was nothing new for St. Paul as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not much got past Kole Maxwell, who gave up just zero hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Mapleton off the board. Maxwell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ashton Stang was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
St. Paul's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Mapleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Paul will face off against South Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Mapleton, they will head out on the road to square off against Plymouth at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mapleton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Plymouth's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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