Mustangs
| 04/28/25 @ Garfield Heights | 19 |
| 05/14/25 vs Shaw | 18 |
| 04/15/25 @ Warrensville Heights | 15 |
| 04/14/25 vs Warrensville Heights | 15 |
| 04/17/25 @ Richmond Heights | 13 |
Maple Heights waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Shaw Cardinals an 18-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Lashaun Carr made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Carr was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, TJ Lee was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four stolen bases, and three runs. Maple Heights is undefeated when Lee posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Stephan Tillis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Maple Heights was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .909. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Maple Heights pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Shaw, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Maple Heights beat the Cardinals by a score of 12-0 later that day.
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