Falconer is 0-10 against Maple Grove since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Falconer Golden Falcons will look to defend their home field against the Maple Grove Red Dragons at 4:30 p.m.
Falconer is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game last Wednesday. They lost 14-0 to Dunkirk.
Meanwhile, Maple Grove scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-7 margin over Westfield. Considering Maple Grove has won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Drew Oste, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Yohe, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Falconer's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Maple Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Falconer suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Maple Grove when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maple Grove's Nate Cornell, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Falconer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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