Maplewood came into Monday's match having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Whites Creek Cobras on Monday. The win was just what Maplewood needed coming off of a 14-1 defeat in their prior game.
EJ Haynes-Overton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. Haynes-Overton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
In other batting news, Maplewood got a massive performance out of Kadarius Johnson, who scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ca'mory Davis, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-1.
Maplewood's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for Whites Creek, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Maplewood will have a chance to go back-to-back against Whites Creek: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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