Maloney is 5-0 against Wilcox RVT since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Maloney Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Wilcox RVT Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Maloney has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Wilcox RVT will arrive with ten straight wins.
Maloney is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Southington on Monday. They lost 15-1 to the Blue Knights.
Maloney saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maya Massores, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wilcox RVT can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They never let Kaynor Tech onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory.
Nilanie Rivera was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Stimpson, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and four RBI.
Maloney's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Wilcox RVT, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Maloney hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wilcox RVT struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Maloney's way against Wilcox RVT in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Maloney made off with an 18-0 victory. Does Maloney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wilcox RVT turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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