On Saturday, Maine Central Institute faced North Yarmouth Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Maine Central Institute Huskies lost 7-0 to the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Maine Central Institute was not able to get on the board.
For North Yarmouth Academy's part, Lily Rawnsley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Rawnsley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jordan Nash was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Toree St. Hilaire was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Maine Central Institute's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for North Yarmouth Academy, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
While Maine Central Institute had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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