After four games on the road, Maple Heights is heading back home. They will take on the Garfield Heights Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Maple Heights had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Rhodes.
Meanwhile, Garfield Heights came up short against Cleveland Central Catholic on Saturday and fell 16-12. Garfield Heights has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Akeelah Adams put in work while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Adams was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
In other batting news, Jhania Norton and Arion Thomas did some serious damage despite the final result: Norton went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI, while Thomas went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Zamuria Jones, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Maple Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Garfield Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything went Maple Heights' way against Garfield Heights in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Maple Heights made off with a 15-5 win. Will Maple Heights repeat their success, or does Garfield Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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