The Maplewood Rockets will face off against the Lordstown Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maplewood has six straight victories, Lordstown has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Maplewood is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over Harding on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Claire Urchek was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Lauran Krieg was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Maplewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Lordstown lost 30-12 to Bristol on Wednesday.
Maplewood pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average this season. As for Lordstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Maplewood took their victory against Lordstown when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 20-4 score. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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