The Mattanawcook Lynx will challenge the Houlton Shiretowners at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mattanawcook has ten straight wins, Houlton has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mattanawcook's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Central as they made off with a 13-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lynx, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Houlton nor Presque Isle made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Shiretowners fell 4-0 to the Wildcats.
Thadon Gentle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits.
On the hitting side, Houlton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Fraser, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Mattanawcook's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Houlton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Mattanawcook's way against Houlton in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Mattanawcook made off with a 15-3 win. Do the Lynx have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Shiretowners turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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