There's no place like home for Maurepas, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against the A.J. Ellender Patriots on Friday as the Maurepas Wolves made off with a 12-2 victory. Considering the Wolves' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Kade Penalber was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Maurepas is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-7 otherwise. Penalber was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Jonah Miller
| 03/07/25 vs A.J. Ellender | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ L.W. Higgins | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs West St. John | 1 |
| 02/26/25 vs John Ehret | 1 |
In other batting news, Maurepas let Parker Crawford and Jonah Miller run wild. Crawford scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Dugas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Maurepas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Maurepas pushed their record up to 4-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for A.J. Ellender, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maurepas will venture away from home to square off against False River at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for A.J. Ellender, they will head out to face off against Crowley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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