The Maplewood Tigers will head out to square off against the Lakeview Sailors at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Maplewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Maplewood duked it out with Saegertown on Monday. The Tigers took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lakeview suffered their closest loss since March 25, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Franklin by a score of 7-5.
Lakeview saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Dye, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Lakeview's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Maplewood, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maplewood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lakeview struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Maplewood suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Lakeview when the teams last played back in April. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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