The St. Paul Flyers will be playing at home against the Mapleton Mounties at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Paul has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Mapleton will arrive with nine straight wins.
Last Tuesday, St. Paul came up short against Western Reserve and fell 5-1.
Isabella Guerra put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Guerra was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Guerra wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addy Rospert, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. Paul didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western Reserve only tossed four.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Mapleton sidestepped New London for a 3-2 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Mapleton has scored all season.
St. Paul's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Mapleton, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
St. Paul suffered a grim 20-9 defeat to Mapleton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can St. Paul avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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