Yarmouth is 9-1 against Gray-New Gloucester since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Yarmouth Clippers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots at 4:30 p.m. Yarmouth's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Gray-New Gloucester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Yarmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Greely, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Yarmouth was ranked third). Yarmouth had just enough and edged Greely out 2-1.
Sam Bradford made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Bradford was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Bradford wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sam Lowenstein, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Gray-New Gloucester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 15-9 to York.
Yarmouth's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Gray-New Gloucester, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Yarmouth took their win against Gray-New Gloucester in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Will Yarmouth repeat their success, or does Gray-New Gloucester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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