Baseball Preview: Old Town Coyotes vs. Ellsworth Eagles
The Old Town Coyotes will head out on the road to square off against the Ellsworth Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Old Town is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Mount Desert Island, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Old Town was ranked 17th). Old Town never let Mount Desert Island onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Ponies. Considering Ellsworth has won four games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Old Town's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Ellsworth, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Old Town skirted past Ellsworth 2-0 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Old Town since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
