Baseball Recap: Stearns Wins Going Away Against Penquis Valley

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Previous Games

05/21/25 - Away	18-1 W
04/23/25 - Home	14-1 W
05/27/24 - Away	11-6 W
04/27/24 - Home	14-3 W
04/26/23 - Away	10-0 W
+ 5 more games

After low-scoring totals in their previous four game, Stearns brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Everything went their way against the Penquis Valley Patriots on Wednesday as they made off with an 18-1 win. The Minutemen haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Tyler Morris and Owen Wilson were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Morris tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wilson pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Morris went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Wilson went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base was Morris' first of the season.

In other batting news, Lucas Pelkey was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Raymond, who went 1-for-2 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Stearns was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Stearns now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Penquis Valley, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Stearns will challenge Lee Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Penquis Valley, they will take on Greenville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lakers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.75 runs per game on average), something the Patriots will no doubt try to take advantage of.