Mapletown is 1-9 against Jefferson-Morgan since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mapletown Maples will be playing at home against the Jefferson-Morgan Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mapletown took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Frazier onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Jefferson-Morgan had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over California on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Deakyn DeHoet, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
Mapletown's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Jefferson-Morgan, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-6.
Mapletown couldn't quite finish off Jefferson-Morgan in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Thankfully for Mapletown, Brody Ross (who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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