Monroeville entered their tilt with Mapleton with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They skirted past the Mapleton Mounties 3-1. For Monroeville, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 loss Mapleton walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Emily Scheid spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Monroeville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abbi Poths, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Monroeville is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Mapleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-2.
Monroeville will be playing in front of their home fans against Buckeye Central at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Monroeville's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Buckeye Central has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Mapleton will take on South Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. South Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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