Maplewood entered their tilt with Lordstown with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Lordstown Red Devils 18-4. Maplewood might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by eight runs or more this season.
Maplewood got a great performance from Ethan Nelson as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Tyson Webster and Gabe Erwin did most of the damage at the plate: Webster scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Erwin scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Erwin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Marshall Eloph was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Maplewood pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lordstown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Maplewood will be playing in front of their home fans against St. John at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in St. John's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last eight matches. As for Lordstown, they are on the road again on Friday to play Pymatuning Valley at 5:00 p.m.
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