The Maplewood Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Iroquois Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Maplewood nor Iroquois posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Maplewood's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Saegertown on Saturday. Their tough 8-0 defeat to the Panthers might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, sadly, Iroquois is still looking for their first win of the season after four contests. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Saegertown on Monday.
Maplewood's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Iroquois, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Maplewood came out on top in a nail-biter against Iroquois in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maplewood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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