Mt. Blue is 0-10 against Skowhegan since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mt. Blue Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Skowhegan River Hawks at 4:00 p.m.
Mt. Blue is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Lewiston on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Skowhegan gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Hampden onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Skowhegan.
Noah McMahon made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. McMahon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. McMahon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
McMahon wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Dunlap, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trevor Austin, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Mt. Blue's loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1. As for Skowhegan, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Mt. Blue might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Skowhegan when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Skowhegan's Silas Tibbetts, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Mt. Blue knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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