The Maplewood Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lawson Lightning at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Maplewood has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Lawson will arrive with four straight victories.
Monday just wasn't the day for Maplewood's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to Lawson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
For Lawson's part, Elliot Swihart and C.J. Thornton did most of the damage at the plate: Swihart scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Thornton scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Dangerfield, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Maplewood's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Lawson, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7.
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