Mount Desert Island is 1-9 against Bucksport since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Trojans will square off against the Golden Bucks at 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mount Desert Island's offense. They lost 10-0 to Hermon on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Trojans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Bucksport strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Sumner get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Give the Golden Bucks' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The team relied heavily on Lexi Raymond, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jetta Shook, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.
Bucksport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .552. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Bucksport's win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Mount Desert Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Mount Desert Island might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from Bucksport in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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