
Saints
04/28/25 @ Old Orchard Beach | 16 |
05/16/25 @ Sacopee Valley | 14 |
05/21/25 vs Valley | 11 |
05/17/25 vs Maine Central Institute | 10 |
05/02/25 vs Old Orchard Beach | 10 |
St. Dominic faced North Yarmouth Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Saints put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 12-3 win. Considering the Saints have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Madeline Andrews spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Dominic got a big performance out of Piper Croteau, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Croteau a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassidy Russell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: St. Dominic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits every time they've taken the field this season.
St. Dominic's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for North Yarmouth Academy, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Dominic will venture away from home to square off against Fryeburg at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Yarmouth Academy, they will head out to take on Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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