The Lordstown Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Maplewood Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lordstown has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while Maplewood will arrive with six straight wins.
Lordstown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Bristol on Wednesday, falling 30-12.
Meanwhile, Maplewood made easy work of Harding on Wednesday and carried off an 18-1 victory. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by six runs or more this season.
Claire Urchek was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lauran Krieg, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Maplewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Maplewood's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 11.0 runs this season. As for Lordstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lordstown suffered a grim 20-4 defeat to Maplewood when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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