Caribou is 2-8 against Houlton since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Caribou Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Houlton Shiretowners at 4:00 p.m. Houlton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Caribou, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Caribou had just enough and edged Hermon out 5-4.
Meanwhile, Houlton entered their match against Presque Isle on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Houlton lost 14-8 to Presque Isle. Even though they lost, Houlton's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.5 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Mark Thibodeau made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cleo Phillips, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Caribou's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Houlton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Caribou's way against Houlton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Caribou made off with a 7-1 victory. Does Caribou 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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