After two games on the road, Rocky Grove is heading back home. They will take on the Maplewood Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Rocky Grove had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Cambridge Springs.
Aaron Wetjen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Rocky Grove didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Maplewood unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Union City by a score of 7-6.
Maplewood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Proper, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Rocky Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Maplewood, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
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