Baseball Game Preview: Orono Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 21, 2024, 2:09am

Baseball Preview: Orono Riots vs. Central Red Devils

Orono is 8-2 against Central since June of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Orono Riots will be staying on the road to face off against the Central Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

On Monday, Orono came up short against Washington Academy and fell 7-3. Orono has struggled against Washington Academy recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 19-1 to Foxcroft Academy.

Orono's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.

Orono took their victory against Central when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 16-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orono since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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