For the second straight game, Haysville Campus will face off against Maize. The Colts are taking a road trip to challenge the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Haysville Campus' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Maize's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Haysville Campus is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Maize just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 6-2 to the Eagles.
For Maize's part, they got a great performance from Luke Ethridge as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Short, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Mario Lerma also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Maize hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive games.
Maize has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Haysville Campus, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
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