The Maynard Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Viola Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Maynard and 14 for Viola.
Maynard fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Piggott on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mohawks by a score of 7-6.
Mason Martin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Story, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Viola might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-5 to Shirley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Viola saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wrowdy Worsham, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Maynard's record now sits at 1-9. As for Viola, their record is now 3-17.
Maynard couldn't quite finish off Viola in their previous meeting back in March and fell 15-13. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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