The Leavitt Hornets will square off against the Greely Rangers on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Leavitt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gray-New Gloucester, sneaking past 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since May 16th.
The team relied heavily on Nick Mellen, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Randan Hutchinson, who went 2-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Greely came tearing into last Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Wildcats 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rangers have posted against the Wildcats since May 11, 2022.
Keeler Vogt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
Vogt wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wes Piper, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Greely's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Leavitt, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
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