Baseball Recap: Penobscot Valley Now 3-1 over Last Four Games

Penobscot Valley's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Central Red Devils. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Howlers considering their two-run performance the contest before.

Noah Austin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.

Chase Osgood

Stolen Base

05/22/25 @ Central	4
05/21/25 vs Woodland	2
05/16/25 vs Penquis Valley	4
05/12/25 @ Penquis Valley	3

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chase Osgood, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Osgood is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Cooper Lindquist, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Penobscot Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Penobscot Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.

Penobscot Valley will square off against Schenck at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Central, they will face off against Orono at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.