The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will take on the Maplewood Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Maplewood will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Pymatuning Valley extended their winning streak to six on Wednesday. The Lakers were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Harding.
Meanwhile, Maplewood waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Cowboys as they made off with a 10-4 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for the Rockets as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zach Suba made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyson Webster, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Gavin Clower also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Maplewood's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Pymatuning Valley, their record now sits at 12-2.
Pymatuning Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Maplewood when the teams last played back in April, winning 11-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lakers since the team 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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