Spruce Mountain had lost six straight at home dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 0-3 to make it seven. They came up short against the Dirigo Cougars, falling 17-0. The Phoenix were not able to make up for their loss to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for Dirigo, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games.
For Dirigo's part, Clark Averill made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Averill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Trevor Crosby was excellent, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Waugh, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Coming up, Spruce Mountain will challenge Mountain Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Dirigo, they will welcome Mt. Blue at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dirigo's pitchers better be ready for this one: Mt. Blue has averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season.
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