Baseball Preview: Hodgdon Hawks vs. Southern Aroostook Warriors
Hodgdon is 8-1-1 against Southern Aroostook since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hodgdon Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southern Aroostook Warriors at 4:00 p.m.
After dropping their season opener at home, Southern Aroostook is headed out to face a Hawks squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Hodgdon suffered a rough 13-7 defeat at the hands of Katahdin on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hodgdon in their matchups with Katahdin: they've now lost three in a row.
Hodgdon saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oisin Gardiner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Daniel Henderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Southern Aroostook made easy work of Central Aroostook on Tuesday and carried off a 27-11 victory.
Ethan Collier was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Collier was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Trafton Russell was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with six stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Brennan Burpee was another key contributor, scoring five runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Everything went Hodgdon's way against Southern Aroostook in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Hodgdon made off with a 13-0 win. Does Hodgdon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern Aroostook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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