With a playoff game on the line, Narraguagus rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over the Houlton Shiretowners. Narraguagus might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Autumn Peterson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Peterson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Courtney Bagley was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cailin Chase, who scored two runs and stole a base.
The victory (which was Narraguagus' sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-4. As for Houlton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Narraguagus will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Dexter. Narraguagus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. Houlton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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