The Fort Fairfield Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Central Aroostook Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Fairfield has six straight wins, Central Aroostook has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fort Fairfield will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Fort Kent, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Fort Fairfield never let Fort Kent onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Monday. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Fort Fairfield has scored all season.
Not much got past Graedon King, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Fort Kent off the board. King has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cayden Ala, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bret Senal, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Central Aroostook lost 24-9 to Washburn on Monday.
Fort Fairfield's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Central Aroostook, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Fort Fairfield's way against Central Aroostook when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Fort Fairfield made off with a 22-0 win. Will Fort Fairfield repeat their success, or does Central Aroostook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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