Hampden is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Brewer is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Broncos will welcome the Witches at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hampden 3.2, Brewer 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hampden is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Mt. Blue, who was ranked 12th at the time (Hampden was ranked 19th). The Broncos fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Hampden saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Cote, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Brewer came up short against Mt. Ararat on Thursday and fell 4-1. The loss continues a trend for the Witches in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Hampden's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Brewer, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Hampden was able to grind out a solid win over Brewer when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 4-0. Will the Broncos repeat their success, or do the Witches have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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