Fort Fairfield is 5-0 against Wisdom since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Fort Fairfield Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Wisdom Pioneers at 12:00 p.m.
On Thursday, Fort Fairfield came up short against Hodgdon and fell 8-3. Fort Fairfield has not had much luck with Hodgdon recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cayden Ala was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Fort Fairfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hodgdon only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Wisdom came into Wednesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Madawaska on Wednesday and snuck past 19-18.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fort Fairfield fell to 2-1. As for Wisdom, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
Fort Fairfield skirted past Wisdom 2-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Fairfield 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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