The North Yarmouth Academy Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Valley Cavaliers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Yarmouth Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
North Yarmouth Academy came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-3 to St. Dominic. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
North Yarmouth Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Fortin, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Valley and Forest Hills meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Cavaliers blew past the Tigers 18-4. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Valley's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for North Yarmouth Academy, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3.
Everything went North Yarmouth Academy's way against Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as North Yarmouth Academy made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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