Mount Desert Island and John Bapst Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Mount Desert Island Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the John Bapst Memorial Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Mount Desert Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Old Town, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Mount Desert Island was ranked 22nd). Mount Desert Island lost 6-0 to Old Town on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Mount Desert Island in their matchups with Old Town: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, John Bapst Memorial is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 10-0 to Caribou on Saturday.
John Bapst Memorial saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellis Columber, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Mount Desert Island's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for John Bapst Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Mount Desert Island took their win against John Bapst Memorial in their previous meeting on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-0. Will Mount Desert Island repeat their success, or does John Bapst Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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