There's no place like home for Fort Fairfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Hodgdon Hawks on Friday. This was payback for Fort Fairfield, who suffered an 8-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Graedon King made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. King has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. King was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nick O'Neal and Levi Cole did most of the damage at the plate: O'neal scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Cole scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Hodgdon's side, Landon Botting was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Fort Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Hodgdon, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3.
Fort Fairfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Ashland at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fort Fairfield is facing Ashland at the right time seeing as Ashland is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Hodgdon, they will head out on the road to challenge Katahdin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Katahdin will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Hodgdon surely won't give up without a fight.
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