Maple Grove and Frewsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Maple Grove Red Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Frewsburg Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Maple Grove comes in on three and Frewsburg on 14.
On Monday, Maple Grove needed a bit of extra time to put away Westfield. They had just enough and edged the Wolverines out 4-3.
Meanwhile, Frewsburg stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let Chautauqua Lake onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. Give Frewsburg's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Maddox Sheesley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Sheesley has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sheesley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Chase Haglund and Trent Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Haglund scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Lewis scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Lewis continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Eckman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Maple Grove's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Frewsburg, their win bumped their record up to 14-0.
Maple Grove might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Frewsburg in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haglund, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Maple Grove knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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