In what's become a running theme this season, Maize gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Valley Center Hornets as the Maize Eagles made off with a 9-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Maize, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cooper Tannahill looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Maize let Gunner Hewitt and Drake Blasi loose on the outfield. Hewitt went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double, while Blasi scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Meirowsky, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Maize and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Valley Center, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Maize will be playing at home against Andover at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valley Center, they will head out on the road to take on Dodge City at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dodge City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Valley Center's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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