The Dieterich Movin Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mulberry Grove Aces at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Dieterich is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Dieterich had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Bobcats. Eight seems to be a good number for Dieterich as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Lucie Jansen, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinli Michl, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mulberry Grove's 17-7 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of St. Anthony by a score of 4-3 on Sunday. Mulberry Grove has struggled against St. Anthony recently, as their matchup on Sunday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Mulberry Grove saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Greenwood, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Dieterich now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Mulberry Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Mulberry Grove's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Dieterich has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Mulberry Grove, though, as they've been averaging 9 per game. Given Dieterich's sizable advantage in that area, Mulberry Grove will need to find a way to close that gap.
Dieterich suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Mulberry Grove in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Dieterich, Jessi Mezo (who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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