Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Dirigo walked away with it. They came out on top against the Winthrop Ramblers by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 7-6 back in May.
| 05/16/25 vs Mount Abram | 3 |
| 05/09/25 @ Spruce Mountain | 3 |
| 05/30/25 vs Mountain Valley | 1 |
| 05/22/25 vs Spruce Mountain | 1 |
| 05/05/25 vs Hall-Dale | 1 |
Trevor Crosby and Hudson Lufkin were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Crosby struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Lufkin tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Dirigo is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-9 otherwise. At bat, Crosby got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Lufkin got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaeden Swan, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May.
Dirigo's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Winthrop, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-8.
Coming up, Dirigo will challenge Maranacook at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Black Bears will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something the Cougars surely won't give up without a fight. Winthrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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