Mapleton is 1-9 against St. Paul since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mapleton Mounties will look to defend their home field against the St. Paul Flyers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mapleton: 2.8, St. Paul: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After a string of three wins, Mapleton's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Paul.
For St. Paul's part, Drew Kuhnle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Kuhnle has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ashton Stang, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Landon Fries, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mapleton fell to 3-1. As for St. Paul, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
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