Hodgdon is 8-1-1 against Southern Aroostook since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hodgdon Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Southern Aroostook Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Southern Aroostook took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hodgdon, who comes in off a win.
Hodgdon can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past Madawaska 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hodgdon.
David Tuttle made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Tuttle has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tuttle was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hodgdon got a massive performance out of Michael Fitzpatrick, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Fitzpatrick is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Hunter Duttweiler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Southern Aroostook was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to Central Aroostook. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Southern Aroostook couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ethan Collier was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Hodgdon's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Southern Aroostook, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Southern Aroostook's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Hodgdon has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11 hits per game. It's a different story for Southern Aroostook, though, as they've been averaging 9.3. Given Hodgdon's sizable advantage in that area, Southern Aroostook will need to find a way to close that gap.
Hodgdon skirted past Southern Aroostook 11-9 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hodgdon since the squad 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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