The Maplewood Rockets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lordstown Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Maplewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Maplewood will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Windham on Tuesday. Maplewood came out on top against Windham by a score of 10-5.
Ava Calvert and Emily Perline were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Calvert pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Perline pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Calvert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Calvert scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Perline went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Nevinski, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Raegan Krieg was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Lordstown is still looking for their first win of the season after six matchups. They suffered a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Newton Falls on Saturday.
Maplewood pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lordstown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Maplewood's way against Lordstown in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Maplewood made off with a 13-3 win. Will Maplewood repeat their success, or does Lordstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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