The Maplewood Rockets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Girard Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maplewood will be strutting in after a victory while Girard will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Maplewood sidestepped Pymatuning Valley for a 6-5 win.
Josh Haines was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Haines is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Suba, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sunday just wasn't the day for Girard's offense. They fell victim to a rough 11-0 defeat at the hands of West Branch on Sunday. The contest marked that first time this year in which Girard was not able to get on the board.
Girard saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Marsco, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Girard hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Maplewood pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Girard, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
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