Chalker and Maplewood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Chalker Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Maplewood Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chalker has five straight victories, Maplewood has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chalker can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They blew past Lordstown 13-3.
Gabby Hromada was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Hromada has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hromada was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chalker let Gabby Nieves and Morgan Strock loose on the outfield. Nieves scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Strock scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Julia Krukowski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Maplewood's offense. They lost 12-0 to Pymatuning Valley on Tuesday.
Maplewood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauran Krieg, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Chalker's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Maplewood, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chalker has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Maplewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Chalker took their victory against Maplewood in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 7-1. Will Chalker repeat their success, or does Maplewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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