Baseball Preview: Skowhegan River Hawks vs. Brunswick Dragons
Skowhegan is 6-1 against Brunswick since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Skowhegan River Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Brunswick Dragons at 4:00 p.m. Skowhegan will be strutting in after a victory while Brunswick will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Skowhegan gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Mt. Blue 8-2. That's two games straight that Skowhegan has won by exactly six runs.
Skowhegan got a great performance from Brayden Bellerose as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Bellerose has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brendan Dunlap and Jack Fitzpatrick did most of the damage at the plate: Dunlap scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Fitzpatrick went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Austin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Brunswick came up short against Lewiston on Thursday and fell 11-6.
The victory was the third in a row for Skowhegan, bringing their record for this year to 8-7. As for Brunswick, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Everything went Skowhegan's way against Brunswick when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Skowhegan made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skowhegan since the squad 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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