The Maumee Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Rossford Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maumee has three straight wins, Rossford has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Maumee will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Lake on Friday. Everything went Maumee's way against Lake as Maumee made off with a 14-4 victory. Considering Maumee has won five matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Julia Coutcher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Coutcher has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Coutcher was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Taylor Smith was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. She hasn't dropped below four hits for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Lilly Duling, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, Rossford came up short against Eastwood on Friday and fell 19-14.
Maumee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Rossford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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