After flying high against Lordstown on Thursday, Maplewood came back down to earth. The Rockets took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grand Valley Mustangs on Monday. The Rockets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mustangs earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Coleton Logan
| 04/28/25 @ Grand Valley | 9 |
| 04/23/25 vs Bristol | 8 |
| 04/14/25 @ St. John | 5 |
| 03/29/25 vs Grand Valley | 15 |
Coleton Logan put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Logan wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Erwin, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
Maplewood dropped their record down to 7-3 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Grand Valley, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2.
Maplewood and Grand Valley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Rockets (ranked 285th) will meet Mathews (ranked 611th) at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Grand Valley will square off against Badger at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (265 vs. 698).
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