The Maplewood Rockets will face off against the Rootstown Rovers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After dropping their season opener at home, Rootstown is headed out to face a Rockets team ready to give their home crowd a win. Maplewood took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jefferson Area on Wednesday.
Addison Marker was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Marker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Paige Clower was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Claire Urchek was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one run.
Southeast hit Rootstown with a four-run third inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rovers came up short against the Pirates, falling 12-6.
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