The Maplewood Rockets will venture away from home to take on the Hubbard Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Maplewood sitting on five straight victories and Hubbard on nine.
On Thursday, Maplewood made easy work of Pymatuning Valley and carried off a 12-2 win. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Coleton Logan
| 05/08/25 vs Pymatuning Valley | 11 |
| 04/28/25 @ Grand Valley | 9 |
| 04/23/25 vs Bristol | 8 |
| 04/14/25 @ St. John | 5 |
| 03/29/25 vs Grand Valley | 15 |
Coleton Logan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ethan Nelson was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Gabe Erwin was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
Maplewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.
Meanwhile, Hubbard had just enough and edged out Poland Seminary 4-2 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted against the Bulldogs since April 2, 2022.
Maplewood's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Hubbard, their record is now 14-4.
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