After flying high against Chalker on Saturday, Maplewood came back down to earth. The Rockets fell just short of the Newton Falls Tigers by a score of 5-4 on Monday.
Gabe Erwin made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Maplewood's loss dropped their record down to 12-8-1. As for Newton Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Newton Falls beat Maplewood by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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