The Lordstown Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Maplewood Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lordstown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Grand Valley by a score of 11-8 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Devils considering their one-run performance the game before.
Lordstown let Alisha Ball and Alana Forester run wild. Ball got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, while Forester went 2-for-4 with two runs. Katelynn Filipovich was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run.
Lordstown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Maplewood entered their tilt with Strongsville on Saturday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They didn't even let the Mustangs on the board, marking their second-straight 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Lexi Yannucci, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Strongsville off the board. Yannucci has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Maplewood's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addison Marker, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double. Katie Wear also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Lordstown's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 2-9. As for Maplewood, their record is now 14-1.
Lordstown might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Maplewood in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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