Baseball Preview: Skowhegan River Hawks vs. Messalonskee Eagles
The Skowhegan River Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Messalonskee Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Skowhegan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Messalonskee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Skowhegan had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Lewiston. Skowhegan has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah McMahon put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). McMahon has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. McMahon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Brendan Dunlap made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Messalonskee can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on Mt. Blue with a sharp 12-4 win. That's two games straight that Messalonskee has won by exactly eight runs.
Skowhegan's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Messalonskee, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Skowhegan took their victory against Messalonskee in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 14-1. Will Skowhegan repeat their success, or does Messalonskee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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