The Gardiner Tigers will challenge the Leavitt Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Gardiner is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Monday. They came out on top against Erskine Academy by a score of 15-11.
BRYNLEA CHAISSON was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of ZOEY SULLIVAN-BRENNAN, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Gardiner was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. Their batting average was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .387 that Erskine Academy posted.
Meanwhile, Leavitt made easy work of Cape Elizabeth on Friday and carried off a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Hailey Turcotte was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabby Smith, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Boulay, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI.
Everything went Gardiner's way against Leavitt in their previous meeting back in June of 2024, as Gardiner made off with a 14-3 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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