The Maple Lake Irish will square off against the Central Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, Maple Lake came up short against Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City and fell 10-6.
Wyatt Breimon was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. That triple was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Central made sure to put some runs up on the board against Watertown-Mayer on Thursday. The Raiders blew past the Royals 12-2.
Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Maple Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Maple Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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