The Maplewood Tigers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Cochranton Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Maplewood's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Cochranton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Maplewood is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cambridge Springs just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their rough 9-0 loss to the Devils might stick with them for a while. The game marked the first time this year in which Maplewood was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Cochranton had just enough and edged Rocky Grove out 3-1 on Wednesday.
Cochranton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire McCartney, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Maplewood fell to 4-1. As for Cochranton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Maplewood was able to grind out a solid win over Cochranton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 8-3. Does Maplewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cochranton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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