Baseball Game Preview: Mapleton Mounties vs. Western Reserve Roughriders

For the second straight game, Mapleton will face off against Western Reserve. The Mounties will take on the Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mapleton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Mapleton was handed a 11-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Western Reserve 4-3. The win continues a trend for the Mounties in their matchups with the Roughriders: they've now won five in a row.

Mason Sword was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has become a key player for Mapleton: the team is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-11 otherwise. Sword was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Ethan Dennison

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/05/25 @ Western Reserve	3
05/02/25 @ Ashland	2
04/15/25 vs New London	2
04/14/25 @ New London	2
04/24/25 vs Plymouth	1

Sword wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Dennison, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave Dennison a new career-high. Another was Chase Sword, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Mapleton's victory bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Western Reserve, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.