Foxcroft Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Washington Academy is on a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Foxcroft Academy Ponies will take on the Washington Academy Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Wednesday, everything went Foxcroft Academy's way against Maine Central Institute as Foxcroft Academy made off with an 18-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Washington Academy put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sumner a 12-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Washington Academy has won by exactly 12 runs.
Trevor Shimabukuro made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Shimabukuro was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Carson Prout and Jayden Mahar did most of the damage at the plate: Prout went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Mahar scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was James Welch, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Foxcroft Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Washington Academy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
Everything went Foxcroft Academy's way against Washington Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 as Foxcroft Academy made off with an 11-5 win. Does Foxcroft Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
