Baseball Recap: Old Town Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Bangor

Old Town faced Bangor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Coyotes fell just short of the Rams by a score of 7-6. The Coyotes have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Julian Duty was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Duty was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That double was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Nate Baker was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Ethan Closson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.

Old Town's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Bangor, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Old Town will face off against John Bapst Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bangor, they will square off against Oxford Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rams 3.2, the Vikings 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.