Southern Aroostook and Katahdin are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Southern Aroostook Warriors will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Katahdin Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Southern Aroostook is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Fort Kent (and have done all season long). Southern Aroostook put the hurt on Fort Kent with a sharp 22-7 victory on Saturday.
Southern Aroostook got a great performance from Olivia Ellingwood as she struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Ellingwood has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Madison Shields was a standout: she scored five runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Addyson Schmidt, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Katahdin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Owls a 17-0 shutout. Fans of Katahdin have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Southern Aroostook pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Katahdin, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Southern Aroostook suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Katahdin in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Southern Aroostook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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