The Woodland Dragons will square off against the Penobscot Valley Howlers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Woodland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Penobscot Valley will come in with 11 straight victories.
Woodland lost 10-1 to Machias on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, while Penobscot Valley put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Bangor Christian. The Howlers were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Patriots. The result was nothing new for the Howlers, who have now won ten contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Lila Cummings, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Austin, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Penobscot Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .559 or higher in five consecutive games.
Penobscot Valley pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 9 runs thus far. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Woodland suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Penobscot Valley in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Will the Dragons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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