Maiden waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Lincoln Rebels a 5-0 shutout. This was payback for Maiden, who suffered a 5-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Hayden Fleury, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep West Lincoln off the board. Fleury has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maiden saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Whittaker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Maiden is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for West Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maiden will square off against Hibriten at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maiden's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Hibriten's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Lincoln, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Shelby at 7:00 p.m. Shelby is coming into the match with five straight losses at home, meaning West Lincoln will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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