The Ellsworth Eagles will head out to square off against the Old Town Coyotes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ellsworth will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Ellsworth barely beat Mount Desert Island the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles blew past the Trojans 11-1 on Wednesday. Considering the Eagles have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Old Town was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against John Bapst Memorial as they made off with an 8-1 win.
The team relied heavily on Nate Baker, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Carter Osnoe was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Old Town kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Ellsworth is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Old Town, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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