Central Aroostook is 1-8 against Southern Aroostook since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Aroostook Panthers will be playing at home against the Southern Aroostook Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, everything went Central Aroostook's way against Washburn as Central Aroostook made off with a 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Aroostook.
Meanwhile, everything went Southern Aroostook's way against Ashland on Monday as Southern Aroostook made off with an 11-4 victory. That's two games straight that Southern Aroostook has won by exactly seven runs.
Brooke Shields was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Shields was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hope Curry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Hannah McGary was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Central Aroostook has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Southern Aroostook, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
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