The Maize South Mavericks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Derby Panthers on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Maize South: 3.7, Derby: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Maize South is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 11-10.
Meanwhile, Derby won against Eisenhower last Tuesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again last Tuesday. Derby came out on top in a nail-biter against Eisenhower and snuck past 3-1. The win was familiar territory for Derby who now have seven in a row.
Maize South's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3. As for Derby, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Maize South took their victory against Derby in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-5. Will Maize South repeat their success, or does Derby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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