Skowhegan is 10-0 against Mt. Blue since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Skowhegan River Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Blue Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Skowhegan will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Blue will be coming in after a defeat.
Skowhegan is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Hampden (and have done all season long). Everything went Skowhegan's way against Hampden on Wednesday as Skowhegan made off with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Skowhegan.
Noah McMahon made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. McMahon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. McMahon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
McMahon wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Dunlap, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trevor Austin, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Mt. Blue was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lewiston by a score of 3-1.
The victory got Skowhegan back to even at 7-7. As for Mt. Blue, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1.
Everything went Skowhegan's way against Mt. Blue when the teams last played two weeks ago as Skowhegan made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skowhegan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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