Baseball Recap: Maranacook Victorious

Maranacook had won three straight on the road, but on Monday they bumped their record up to 7-5 to make it four. They had just enough and edged out the Mountain Valley Falcons 7-5. The Black Bears haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Grady Hreben

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/26/25 @ Mountain Valley	2
05/21/25 @ Hall-Dale	1
04/30/25 @ Monmouth Academy	1
04/28/25 @ Winthrop	1
04/23/25 vs Mountain Valley	1

Grady Hreben made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Caldre Glowa was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Walker Dumas was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs.

As for Mountain Valley, they now have a losing record of 5-6. They haven't had much luck with Maranacook recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

On Mountain Valley's side, Josh Pollis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered seven earned runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks.

On the hitting side, Mountain Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Warren, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maranacook will host Mount View at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mountain Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Traip at 4:00 p.m. The Falcons are facing the Rangers at the right time seeing as the Rangers are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.