Maize South is 7-1 against South since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Maize South Mavericks will be playing at home against the South Cougars at 4:00 p.m.
Maize South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Goddard, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Maize South was ranked fourth). Maize South fell victim to a tough 11-2 defeat at the hands of Goddard on Tuesday. Maize South's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but South ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged Newton out 6-5. That's two games straight that South has won by just one run.
South saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Howard, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Howard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Caden Stauffer, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Maize South's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for South, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Maize South came out on top in a nail-biter against South in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Does Maize South have another victory up their sleeve, or will South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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