The Mattanawcook Lynx have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Houlton Shiretowners at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mattanawcook stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lee Academy a 9-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Houlton was able to grind out a solid win over Calais on Wednesday, taking the game 4-0.
Thadon Gentle and Bronson Hanning made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gentle tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hanning didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. At bat, Gentle scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Hanning scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Hanning has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cleo Phillips, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mattanawcook's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Houlton, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Mattanawcook skirted past Houlton 2-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Mattanawcook have another victory up their sleeve, or will Houlton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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