The Mapletown Maples will head out on the road to square off against the Bethlehem Center Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bethlehem Center took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mapletown, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Mapletown turned things around against Avella on Monday. They blew past the Eagles 9-3. The Maples might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
Makenna Lotspeich was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Taniyah Spell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Lotspeich wasn't the only one making solid contact: Mapletown kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The Maples are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against West Greene, falling 21-6. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly 15 runs.
Kendall Welsh was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Keira Lamp, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Mapletown's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-6. As for Bethlehem Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Mapletown suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Bethlehem Center in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Maples avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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