Preview: Maine East Blue Demons vs. Resurrection Bandits
The Maine East Blue Demons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Resurrection Bandits at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Maine East is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Maine East fell victim to Elmwood Park and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the Tigers.
Maine East saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yashvi Patel, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Meanwhile, Resurrection came up short against Glenbrook South on Tuesday and fell 6-3. The loss was Resurrection's first of the season.
Sophia Spanos made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Kailey Janus was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Maine East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Resurrection, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maine East has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Resurrection struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Maine East suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Resurrection in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Maine East, Grace Gumiela (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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