Maplewood and Union City are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Maplewood Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union City Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Maplewood will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Maplewood will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a ten-run matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Cambridge Springs by a score of 5-3.
Maplewood saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Koelle, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Union City narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cochranton 4-3.
Luke Racop looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ian Kinney was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevin Capela, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Maplewood's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Union City, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maplewood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Union City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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