Bangor is 8-2 against Skowhegan since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Bangor Rams have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Skowhegan River Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bangor: 3.8, Skowhegan: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bangor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Ellsworth, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Bangor was ranked ninth). Bangor fell just short of Ellsworth by a score of 9-7 on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Bangor has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Skowhegan fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Oxford Hills on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Noah McMahon was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). McMahon has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. McMahon was also big at the plate, getting three hits from his four at bats.
McMahon wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hight, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Bangor's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Skowhegan, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6.
Bangor came out on top in a nail-biter against Skowhegan when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Will Bangor repeat their success, or does Skowhegan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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