The Woodland Dragons are taking a road trip to square off against the Narraguagus Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Woodland has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Narraguagus will arrive with five straight victories.
Woodland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Lee Academy on Monday. They lost 18-1 to the Pandas.
Meanwhile, Narraguagus never let their opponents score on Monday. They came out on top against Jonesport-Beals by a score of 3-0. The three-run effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jonesport-Beals' batters probably weren't too happy with Natalie Stanwood, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 17 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Stanwood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single hit any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Paidyn Cashman, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base. That home run was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Emma Shaw, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Narraguagus' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 8.4 runs thus far. As for Woodland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Woodland suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Narraguagus in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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