Maplewood came into Monday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Chalker Wildcats by a score of 8-5 on Monday. This was payback for Maplewood, who suffered a 7-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Maplewood got a great performance from Emily Perline as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Perline has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ella Nevinski was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Raegan Krieg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Chalker's side, Gabby Hromada put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hromada was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Morgan Strock made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. Gabby Nieves was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Chalker didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maplewood only tossed six.
Maplewood's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7. As for Chalker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Maplewood will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bristol at 5:00 p.m. Maplewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. Chalker does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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