Baseball Game Preview: Maple Heights Mustangs vs. Kirtland Hornets

The Maple Heights Mustangs will hit the road to start this year's campaign against the Kirtland Hornets. First pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

On Wednesday, Kirtland had just enough and edged Jefferson Area out 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for Kirtland as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

The victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Maple Heights, they've got a clean slate. Last season, they struggled throughout, finishing with a less-than-stellar 3-10 record.

Maple Heights might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Kirtland in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Maple Heights, Luke Chuko (who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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