Fort Fairfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Hodgdon Hawks on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Fairfield is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Central Aroostook (and have done all season long). Everything went Fort Fairfield's way against Central Aroostook last Tuesday as Fort Fairfield made off with a 10-2 victory.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Hodgdon rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Wolverines.
Hunter Duttweiler and Reiley Wright did most of the damage at the plate: Duttweiler scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Wright scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Finn Gardiner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fort Fairfield pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Hodgdon, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Fort Fairfield skirted past Hodgdon 5-3 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hodgdon's David Tuttle, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fort Fairfield still be able to contain Tuttle? There's only one way to find out.
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