Baseball Game Preview: Maplewood Rockets vs. Pymatuning Valley Lakers

Maplewood has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Pymatuning Valley has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Rockets will host the Lakers at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

If Maplewood beats Pymatuning Valley with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Rockets blew past Chaney 10-4 on Wednesday.

Zach Suba

Batters Struck Out

05/07/25 vs Chaney	8
05/13/24 vs St. John	0
05/07/24 vs Brookfield	2
05/02/24 @ Harding	6
04/26/24 vs Windham	8

Zach Suba was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Tyson Webster was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kenyan Clover, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Pymatuning Valley got the win against Harding on Wednesday by a conclusive 11-1. The Lakers haven't had any issues with the Skippers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Maplewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Pymatuning Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.

Maplewood came up short against Pymatuning Valley in their previous matchup back in April, falling 11-6. Will the Rockets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.