Softball Recap: North Yarmouth Academy picks up third straight win at home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 7:00pm

Softball Recap: North Yarmouth Academy Panthers vs. Maine Central Institute Huskies

North Yarmouth Academy entered their tilt with Maine Central Institute with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Maine Central Institute Huskies onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Saturday. North Yarmouth Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.

North Yarmouth Academy let Toree St. Hilaire and Aurora Blier loose on the outfield. St. Hilaire scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Blier scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. St. Hilaire is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sadie Morgan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

North Yarmouth Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Maine Central Institute, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Yarmouth Academy will take on Richmond at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Richmond is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Maine Central Institute, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Hall-Dale at 4:00 p.m. Hall-Dale's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Maine Central Institute's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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