Maple Grove is 10-0 against Westfield since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Maple Grove Red Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Westfield Wolverines at 5:00 p.m.
Maple Grove will head into Saturday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Saturday after soaring to a six-run matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Randolph by a score of 6-4.
Max Collins was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Maple Grove didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Randolph only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Westfield beat Pine Valley Central 8-5 on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Tristan Phillips, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mason Baum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Maple Grove's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Westfield, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-8.
Maple Grove skirted past Westfield 4-3 when the teams last played last Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Westfield's Joel Stein, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Maple Grove still be able to contain Stein? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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