Baseball Recap: Maranacook Extends Winning Streak to Six

Black Bears

Previous 6 Games

05/30/25 @ Mount Abram	5-4
05/29/25 vs Mount View	11-1
05/26/25 @ Mountain Valley	7-5
05/21/25 @ Hall-Dale	13-4
05/19/25 vs Oak Hill	8-1
05/16/25 vs Spruce Mountain	10-9

Maranacook entered their tilt with Mount Abram on Friday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Roadrunners. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Black Bears also won the last time the pair played back in June of 2022.

Grady Hreben was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Hreben was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Noah Longfellow was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Walker Dumas also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Maranacook's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Abram, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.

Coincidentally, Maranacook and Mount Abram will both be playing Lisbon the next time they take the field. The Black Bears will head out to face the Greyhounds at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while the Roadrunners will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.