Maynard hasn't had much luck against Armorel recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Maynard will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Corning, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Maynard came out on top against Corning by a score of 11-8 on Friday. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Armorel didn't have quite enough to beat Maynard on Thursday and fell 15-13. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (12), Armorel still had to take the loss.
Hadlee Ruddick and Marleigh Crawford stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ruddick went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one stolen base, while Crawford scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Bethany Razer, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
The victory made it two in a row for Maynard and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Armorel, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Maynard came out on top in a nail-biter against Armorel when the teams last played on Thursday, sneaking past 15-13. Does Maynard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Armorel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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