Bucksport is 10-0 against Searsport since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bucksport Golden Bucks will head out on the road to take on the Searsport Vikings at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bucksport has 13 straight victories, Searsport has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bucksport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Washington Academy, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Bucksport was ranked first). Bucksport came out on top against Washington Academy by a score of 4-0 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Searsport had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Jonesport-Beals on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Searsport has lost by just one run.
Bucksport's win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Searsport, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Bucksport took their victory against Searsport in their previous matchup on May 3rd by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bucksport since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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