Mapletown had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 2-9 to make it five. They lost 11-1 to the West Greene Pioneers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 last Thursday.
As for West Greene, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
For West Greene's part, Caitlin Whyte spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, West Greene got a big performance out of Emmaline Beazell, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Tharp, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Mapletown has already played their next matchup, an 18-5 loss against Jefferson-Morgan on the 17th. As for West Greene, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Carmichaels on the 17th.
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