Washburn is 0-3 against Southern Aroostook since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Washburn Beavers will head out on the road to challenge the Southern Aroostook Warriors at 12:00 p.m. Washburn will be strutting in after a victory while Southern Aroostook will be coming in after a defeat.
Washburn will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Wisdom, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Washburn put the hurt on Wisdom with a sharp 17-7 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Washburn.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Southern Aroostook had to settle for an 11-9 loss against Hodgdon on Thursday. Southern Aroostook has struggled against Hodgdon recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Southern Aroostook saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Collier, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Trafton Russell was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Washburn's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Southern Aroostook, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Washburn suffered a grim 23-4 defeat to Southern Aroostook in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Washburn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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