Baseball Preview: Fort Kent Warriors vs. Fort Fairfield Tigers
Fort Kent has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Fort Fairfield Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Fort Kent had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Katahdin.
Meanwhile, Fort Fairfield came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 12-1 win. Considering Fort Fairfield has won three matchups by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Graedon King was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. King has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. King was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cayden Ala was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Joel Cormier was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Fort Kent's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Fort Fairfield, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
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