The Maize Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the South Cougars at 4:00 p.m. in Friday's first game. Maize's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Maize faced Kapaun Mt. Carmel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Maize won by a run and slipped past Kapaun Mt. Carmel 3-2. The victory was just what Maize needed coming off of an 8-1 loss in their prior match.
Maize got a great performance from Luke Ethridge as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Meirowsky, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South came up short against Haysville Campus in Tuesday's second game and fell 9-6.
South saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Howard, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Maize pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs per game. As for South, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-4.
Maize skirted past South 7-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Maize repeat their success, or does South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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