The Lake Flyers will challenge the Maumee Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Maumee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lake fell victim to Eastwood and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Flyers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Maumee got the win against Genoa Area on Friday by a conclusive 19-3. Considering the Panthers have won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hannah Ruiz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Ruiz was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, Olivia Servais was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reign Hurt, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and three runs.
Maumee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Maumee has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Lake beat Maumee 10-6 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Flyers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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