After three games on the road, Maplewood-Richmond Heights is heading back home. They will host the Hazelwood West Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maplewood-Richmond Heights will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Wednesday, then bounced right back against Hancock on Monday. Everything went Maplewood-Richmond Heights' way against Hancock as Maplewood-Richmond Heights made off with a 17-2 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Blue Devils as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood West entered their tilt with Mehlville on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Allisan Cafolla's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those 13 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
At the plate, Hazelwood West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aydenn Sutton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hazelwood West 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-Richmond Heights' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Hazelwood West, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
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