Baseball Game Preview: Messalonskee Eagles vs. Camden Hills Windjammers

Messalonskee is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Camden Hills a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Messalonskee Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Camden Hills Windjammers at 4:15 p.m. Neither Messalonskee nor Camden Hills posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Messalonskee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Bangor, who was ranked seventh at the time (Messalonskee was ranked 24th). The Eagles took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams on Wednesday.

Messalonskee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dennis Martin, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Camden Hills suffered their closest loss since May 10, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Brunswick by a score of 3-1.

Walker Hedrich spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.

Messalonskee's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Camden Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Messalonskee has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Camden Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.