The Maize South Mavericks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Derby Panthers on Thursday. Maize South will be strutting in after a victory while Derby will be coming in after a defeat.
Maize South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Mill Valley, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Maize South was ranked second). Maize South walked away with an 8-3 win over Mill Valley on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Derby was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell just short of Hutchinson by a score of 7-6.
Max White was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Ethan Crawford led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Colton Ruedy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Maize South is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Derby, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Maize South beat Derby 3-0 when the teams last played last Tuesday. Will Maize South repeat their success, or does Derby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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