Maplewood came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Harding Skippers. For Maplewood, this counts as revenge for the 21-1 defeat Harding walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2021.
Zach Suba made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Suba was also solid in the batter's box, getting no hits.
In other pitching news, Ethan Nelson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Maplewood let Josh Haines and Coleton Logan loose on the outfield. Haines scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Logan scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Haines has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Gavin Clower was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Maplewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Harding, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Maplewood will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Chalker at 5:30 p.m. As for Harding, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fuchs Mizrachi at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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