Baseball Preview: Piscataquis Pirates vs. Searsport Vikings
The Piscataquis Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Searsport Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Piscataquis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Piscataquis will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Central, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Piscataquis never let Central onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Piscataquis.
Brady Gaw made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Gaw was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Noah Kain was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Ben Higgins was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Searsport had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Bangor Christian on Monday.
Piscataquis pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Searsport, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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