The Emerson Mavericks will venture away from home to square off against the Memorial Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Emerson will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Emerson barely beat Lebanon Trail the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mavericks blew past the Trail Blazers 12-2 on Tuesday. Considering the Mavericks have won eight games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alexis Maijala was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February. Aubree Ramirez also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Memorial was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to Independence.
Emerson's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Memorial, they dropped their record down to 11-10 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Emerson was able to grind out a solid victory over Memorial in their previous meeting back in March, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mavericks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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