The Fort Cherry Rangers will head out on the road to take on the Mapletown Maples at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Fort Cherry is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Fort Cherry had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against West Greene.
Matt Sieg was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Sieg has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sieg was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Ben Demascal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Trnavsky, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Fort Cherry didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mapletown fell victim to Jefferson-Morgan and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Rockets. Mapletown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Cherry's record now sits at 8-2. As for Mapletown, their record is now 2-8.
Fort Cherry took their victory against Mapletown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Does Fort Cherry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mapletown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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