Baseball Preview: Hodgdon Hawks vs. Fort Fairfield Tigers
The Hodgdon Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Fort Fairfield Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hodgdon knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Fort Fairfield likes a good challenge.
On Wednesday, Hodgdon needed a bit of extra time to put away Central Aroostook. They won by a run and slipped past the Panthers 12-11.
Daniel Henderson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Henderson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Hodgdon got a big performance out of Oisin Gardiner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Reiley Wright, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fort Fairfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Katahdin.
Hodgdon's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Fort Fairfield, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2.
Hodgdon beat Fort Fairfield 8-3 in their previous meeting on May 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hodgdon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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