The Maple Grove Red Dragons will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Frewsburg Bears at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Maple Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Pine Valley Central onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Maple Grove considering their one-run performance the game before.
Drew Oste was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Frewsburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Pine Valley Central as Frewsburg made off with a 27-0 win. Frewsburg's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Aidan Gruber made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gruber was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Frewsburg got a massive performance out of Daniel Peterson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. Maddox Sheesley was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Maple Grove's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Frewsburg, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maple Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Frewsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
