The Maple Shade Wildcats will square off against the Burlington City Blue Devils at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Maple Shade will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Thursday, Maple Shade got the win against Riverside by a conclusive 11-3. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Maple Shade let Isabella Adams and Madeline Sylvia run wild. Adams went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple, while Sylvia went 3-for-5 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That triple was Adams' first of the season. Another player making a difference was Haylee Gaidecksi, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Maple Shade kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Burlington City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Doane Academy, falling 18-1. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly 17 runs.
Burlington City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Maple Shade, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Maple Shade's way against Burlington City in their previous meeting back in March, as Maple Shade made off with a 20-3 victory. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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