The Mt. Ararat Eagles will take on the Brunswick Dragons at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mt. Ararat 2.5, Brunswick 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mt. Ararat is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Cape Elizabeth, who was ranked 14th at the time (Mt. Ararat was ranked third). The Eagles walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Capers last Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Andrew Clemons was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Those stolen bases marked the first that he has snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Brunswick hadn't done well against Edward Little recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Dragons came out on top against the Red Eddies by a score of 5-2. While the Dragons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Brunswick has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Ararat, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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