The Fort Fairfield Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Central Aroostook Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Fort Fairfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Central Aroostook's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Fort Fairfield came up short against Hodgdon and fell 6-3.
Meanwhile, Central Aroostook narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Washburn 9-8.
Jonah Tweedie and Dayton Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Tweedie got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Taylor went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Central Aroostook is 3-1 when Tweedie posts two or more runs, but 1-7 otherwise.
Central Aroostook is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Fort Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
Fort Fairfield took their win against Central Aroostook when the teams last played last Wednesday by a conclusive 11-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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