Softball Game Recap: Windham Bombers vs. Maplewood Rockets

By Team Reports Mar 30, 2024, 1:13pm

Softball Recap: Windham Bombers vs. Maplewood Rockets

If Windham was riding high off their 30-9 takedown of Lordstown last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Windham Bombers fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of the Maplewood Rockets on Thursday. Windham has struggled against Maplewood recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Windham saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydnie Sweet, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.

On Maplewood's side, Emily Perline tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Maplewood let Raegan Krieg and Hayley Flinner loose on the outfield. Krieg scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Flinner scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauran Krieg, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.

Windham now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Maplewood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

Windham is on the road again on Friday to play Garfield at 4:00 p.m. As for Maplewood, they will take on Badger at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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