The Maize South Mavericks are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Goddard Lions on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maize South has four straight victories, Goddard has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Maize South got the win against Arkansas City by a conclusive 11-1.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Goddard duked it out with South on Thursday. The Lions fell 6-3 to the Cougars.
Eastyn Vieyra made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Maize South's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Goddard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Maize South might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Goddard when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Mavericks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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