The Maiden Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Bandys Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Freedom hit Maiden with a five-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Devils came up short against the Patriots, falling 8-1. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maiden got a good showing from Bryson Phillips, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Maiden saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Haynes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases. Those stolen bases marked the first that Haynes has snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Bandys scored the most runs they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 8-5 to North Lincoln. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Maiden now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Bandys, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Maiden came out on top in a nail-biter against Bandys in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils 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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