Baseball Game Preview: Hodgdon on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 6:37am

Baseball Preview: Hodgdon Hawks vs. Fort Fairfield Tigers

The Hodgdon Hawks will be playing at home against the Fort Fairfield Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Fort Fairfield is hoping to do on Thursday what Wisdom couldn't on Monday: put an end to Hodgdon's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Hodgdon's way against Wisdom as Hodgdon made off with a 16-6 win.

Daniel Henderson and Finn Gardiner did most of the damage at the plate: Henderson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Gardiner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Gardiner has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hunter Duttweiler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, on MondayFort Fairfield's undefeated season almost came to an end. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Southern Aroostook.

Hodgdon's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Fort Fairfield, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.

Hodgdon came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Fairfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will Hodgdon repeat their success, or does Fort Fairfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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