The Harding Skippers will be playing at home against the Maplewood Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Harding finally turned things around against Badger on Thursday. Harding skirted past Badger 7-5.
Meanwhile, Maplewood had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lakers and snuck past 11-10.
Coleton Logan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Logan was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Josh Haines was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Kenyan Clover was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Harding's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9. As for Maplewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Harding took their win against Maplewood when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 21-1. Will Harding repeat their success, or does Maplewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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