Washington Academy is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Narraguagus is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Raiders will welcome the Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Washington Academy 2.1, Narraguagus 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Washington Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against George Stevens Academy as they made off with a 10-0 win. Considering the Raiders have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Parker Cates
| 05/21/25 vs George Stevens Academy | 10 |
| 05/07/25 vs Sumner | 7 |
| 04/23/25 @ Houlton | 7 |
| 05/15/24 vs Mount View | 6 |
| 05/01/24 @ Sumner | 6 |
Parker Cates made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colby Moholland, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was James Welch, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Narraguagus beat Machias 9-4 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won four in a row.
Like Washington Academy, Narraguagus also got a great game from a two-way player: Brody Robertson. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Robertson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Narraguagus let Manny Absalom and Ryder Fenton run wild. Absalom got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Fenton went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Max Worcester was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Narraguagus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Machias only posted a batting average of .200.
Washington Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Narraguagus, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Washington Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Narraguagus struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 5.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Washington Academy's way against Narraguagus in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Washington Academy made off with a 16-3 win. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
