Phoenix
| 04/30/25 vs Fryeburg | 10 |
| 04/28/25 @ Oak Hill | 4 |
| 04/23/25 @ Mount Abram | 24 |
| 04/11/25 @ Gray-New Gloucester | 8 |
The Spruce Mountain Phoenix will face off against the Winthrop Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Spruce Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.
Spruce Mountain couldn't beat Fryeburg on Wednesday even though they stacked six runs on them in the third inning. The Phoenix fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 11-10. The Phoenix have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rylee Turner and Santika Hodgkin were huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, Turner didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Hodgkin pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Turner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. At the plate, Turner went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Hodgkin went 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That triple was Hodgkin's first of the season.
In other batting news, Tyoaka Hodgkin and Devin Bryant stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hodgkin went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Bryant got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Bryant is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Aubrey Mitchell also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Winthrop fell victim to Monmouth Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 15-0 to the Mustangs. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Ramblers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Winthrop now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Spruce Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Spruce Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Winthrop in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. Do the Phoenix have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Ramblers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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