Baseball Preview: Calais Blue Devils vs. Washington Academy Raiders
Calais is 1-9 against Washington Academy since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Calais Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Washington Academy Raiders at 4:00 p.m.
On Monday, Calais came up short against Machias and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, Washington Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Golden Bucks.
Trevor Shimabukuro made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Shimabukuro has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Shimabukuro was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, James Welch was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Calais' loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Washington Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Calais suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Washington Academy when the teams last played back in April. Will Calais have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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