Massabesic put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They beat the Portland Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Massabesic also won the last time the pair played on Thursday.
Not much got past Brady Batson, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Portland off the board. Batson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Massabesic's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matt Letellier, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Massabesic's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5. As for Portland, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Massabesic will head out on the road to square off against Noble at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Massabesic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Noble's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Portland, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Cheverus at 2:00 p.m. Portland is facing Cheverus at the right time seeing as Cheverus is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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