Emerson is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Lebanon Trail is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Emerson Mavericks will take on the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Emerson knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Lebanon Trail likes a good challenge.
Emerson gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 10-6 win over Liberty.
Emerson let Madison Mayes and Alexis Maijala loose on the outfield. Mayes went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Maijala scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Mayes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Lebanon Trail fell victim to Walnut Grove and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-0 walloping at the hands of the Wildcats. The match marked that first time this year in which Lebanon Trail was not able to get on the board.
Emerson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Lebanon Trail, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3-1.
Emerson suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Lebanon Trail when the teams last played on March 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lebanon Trail's Parker Rodgers, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Emerson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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