Baseball Preview: Old Orchard Beach Seagulls vs. Sacopee Valley Hawks
Old Orchard Beach is 2-8 against Sacopee Valley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Old Orchard Beach Seagulls will be playing at home against the Sacopee Valley Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sacopee Valley is hoping to do on Friday what Traip couldn't on Monday: put an end to Old Orchard Beach's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Old Orchard Beach came out on top against Traip by a score of 11-6.
Meanwhile, Sacopee Valley can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Lisbon.
Lisbon's batters probably weren't too happy with Dylan Capano, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up four walks). Capano has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brady Metcalf was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Caleb Vacchiano was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Old Orchard Beach is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Sacopee Valley, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Old Orchard Beach came up short against Sacopee Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Thankfully for Old Orchard Beach, Grady Cummings (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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