Maplewood lost against Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Maplewood Panthers fell 6-3 to the Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals. It was the first time this season that Maplewood let down their fans at home.
Ca'mory Davis was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last six times he's played.
In other batting news, Demarco Floyd made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Maplewood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Maplewood's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5. As for Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
While Maplewood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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