The Dirigo Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dirigo will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Dirigo is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over Lisbon on Monday. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Caiden Skidgell, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025. Ty LaPointe also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Meanwhile, Spruce Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Mount Abram, falling 12-1.
Spruce Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Dirigo, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Everything went Dirigo's way against Spruce Mountain when the teams last played back in May of 2025, as Dirigo made off with a 10-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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