Maine East had lost three straight, but after bumping their record up to 9-18 on Saturday that streak is in the rearview. They came out on top against the Elmwood Park Tigers by a score of 6-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Blue Demons also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Edgar Berge
| 05/23/26 vs Elmwood Park | 2 |
| 05/05/26 @ Maine West | 2 |
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The team relied heavily on Edgar Berge, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. He has become a key player for Maine East: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-18 otherwise. Giovanni Rizza also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for Elmwood Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-17-1 record this season. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Elmwood Park's side, they got a good showing from Mateo Melich, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, Melich gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Elmwood Park saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leobel Chan, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maine East will host Maine West at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. As for Elmwood Park, they will welcome Northtown at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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