Western Reserve is 0-6 against Mapleton since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Western Reserve Roughriders will head out on the road to face off against the Mapleton Mounties at 5:00 p.m. Neither Western Reserve nor Mapleton posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Western Reserve is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Friday. They lost 7-1 to New London.
Layken Barnhart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Abby Hamisfar was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Western Reserve didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mapleton unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak dating back to last season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Crestview by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Mapleton has scored all season.
Western Reserve's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Mapleton, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-1.
Western Reserve might still be hurting after the 16-3 defeat they got from Mapleton when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Western Reserve avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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