The return home from Tennessee saw the Maple Leafs jump out to a 7-1 lead enroute to a five inning 12-2 victory over Orion on Wednesday afternoon at Stone Field! AJ Weller went 2-4 with a triple and double while knocking in a pair. Kruiz Ludwig picked up the win on the mound.
On Friday, it only took GHS four innings to come away with a dominant 21-1 win over host Macomb. Kale Whitaker, Ries, Kye Weinzierl, and Brennan Lambin went deep in the victory over the host Bombers with Whitaker hitting it out twice! Lambin also pitched an inning and a third to earn the victory.
Doubleheader Saturday in Quincy as the Leafs and Blue Devils got Western Big 6 play underway. QHS jumped out to a 7-1 lead through two in the opener and held off a Leafs rally 8-6. In the second game of the twinbill, it was GHS who jumped out to an early lead as they lead 6-3 heading but the Blue Devils put four on the board over the final three innings for a 7-6 comeback win.
The Leafs drop to 3-6 overall on the season and 0-2 in the Western Big Six. Next Up: Home vs Metamora on Tuesday (4:30) at Stone Field.
Maple Leafs 12 Orion 2
Maple Leafs 21 Macomb 1
Quincy 8 Maple Leafs 6 (Game 1)
Quincy 7 Maple Leafs 6 (Game2)
JV Results
Defeated Orion 13-1
Defeated Rock Island 10-3
Swept Quincy 5-3, 12-9