The Glenville Tarblooders will head out on the road to challenge the Maple Heights Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Glenville is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Glenville lost 15-3 to Rhodes on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Maple Heights made sure to put some runs up on the board against Garfield Heights on Monday. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 20-1 win. Considering the Mustangs have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Marvin Wolfe was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, TJ Lee was incredible, going 3-for-5 with seven RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Maple Heights is undefeated when Lee posts two or more runs, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Antonio Cunningham, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.
Maple Heights was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Maple Heights' record now sits at 6-3. As for Glenville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Glenville might still be hurting after the 21-11 defeat they got from Maple Heights in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Tarblooders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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