Maxwell scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past the Tekamah-Herman Tigers 15-9. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Maxwell as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Isaac Irish made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Irish was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cyrrus Messersmith, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Max Robinson, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Tekamah-Herman's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Tobin, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer Pagels, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Tekamah-Herman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Maxwell's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Tekamah-Herman, they dropped their record down to 1-13 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Maxwell will challenge Malcolm at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maxwell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. Tekamah-Herman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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