Maine South was the 5-0 winner over Hanover Central when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Maine South Hawks fell just short of the Hanover Central Wildcats by a score of 4-3 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Maine South has lost by just one run.
Jake Zabratanski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Maine South saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Constantine Coines, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Maine South and nudges their season record down to 3-11. As for Hanover Central, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Maine South didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-2 loss vs. Barrington on the 13th. As for Hanover Central, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Highland at 4:30 p.m. Hanover Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Highland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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