Mapleton won the last time they faced Western Reserve, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mapleton Mounties had just enough and edged the Western Reserve Roughriders out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mapleton.
For Western Reserve's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Kerby, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Western Reserve didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Mapleton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Western Reserve, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-16.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mapleton will take on Monroeville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Western Reserve, they will be playing in front of their home fans against New London at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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