Fort Fairfield came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Southern Aroostook Warriors as they made off with a 12-1 win. Considering Fort Fairfield has won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Graedon King made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. King has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. King was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cayden Ala, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Joel Cormier was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Southern Aroostook's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Walker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Fort Fairfield pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Southern Aroostook, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Fort Fairfield will head out on the road to square off against Fort Kent at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Southern Aroostook, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Ashland at 4:00 p.m. Southern Aroostook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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