The Gardiner Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Leavitt Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Gardiner will be strutting in after a victory while Leavitt will be coming in after a loss.
Gardiner not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since May 7, 2024 (when they won 12-0). Everything went their way against Lincoln Academy as they made off with a 13-1 win.
Meanwhile, Leavitt faced Medomak Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Hornets lost 13-3 to the Panthers. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Hornets, who until this contest were averaging 2.93 runs allowed.
Leavitt saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Hailey Turcotte was another, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Leavitt's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 12-2. As for Gardiner, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9.
Gardiner suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Leavitt in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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