Baseball Preview: Southern Aroostook Warriors vs. Fort Kent Warriors
The Southern Aroostook Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Fort Kent Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Southern Aroostook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season.
Southern Aroostook will head into Wednesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Washburn on Wednesday. Everything went Southern Aroostook's way against Washburn as Southern Aroostook made off with a 9-3 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Southern Aroostook as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ethan Collier and Connor Lilley made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Collier tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Lilley struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). At bat, Collier scored two runs and stole six bases while going 3-for-4, while Lilley went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Lilley is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Kuindersma, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Kuindersma is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillan Bishop, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fort Kent won against Madawaska on Monday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Fort Kent walked away with a 12-7 win over Presque Isle.
Southern Aroostook's record now sits at 2-3. As for Fort Kent, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Southern Aroostook might still be hurting after the 14-7 defeat they got from Fort Kent in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Southern Aroostook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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