Baseball Game Preview: Maine East Blue Demons vs. Niles North Vikings

For the second straight game, Maine East will face off against Niles North. The Blue Demons will square off against the Vikings at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Maine East has now lost 17 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 31.

Maine East fell victim to Niles North and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to the Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Niles North is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-16-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Maine East, their loss dropped their record down to 2-20.