Baseball Preview: Fort Kent Warriors vs. Wisdom Pioneers
Fort Kent is 10-0 against Wisdom since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fort Kent Warriors have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Wisdom Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. Fort Kent is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, everything went Fort Kent's way against Houlton as Fort Kent made off with a 7-1 win.
Carter Desjardins was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Desjardins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Desjardins was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Martin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. James Lamarre was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wisdom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of Madawaska by a score of 9-8.
Fort Kent's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Wisdom, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Fort Kent was able to grind out a solid win over Wisdom in their previous matchup on May 7th, winning 6-2. Does Fort Kent have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wisdom turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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