The Maryville Spoofhounds are taking a road trip to square off against the Lafayette Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maryville will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Tuesday, Maryville needed a bit of extra time to put away South Harrison. They won by a run and slipped past the Bulldogs 9-8. The win continues a trend for the Spoofhounds in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won four in a row.
Grant Smail made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Smail was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Those hits marked the first that he got this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Hageman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Canon Creason was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Maryville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Lafayette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Savannah.
Lafayette saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Proffit, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Maryville, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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