The Orono Riots are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Central Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Orono's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Orono is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Washington Academy, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Orono was ranked third). Orono fell just short of Washington Academy by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Orono couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Central came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Ponies 16-2. Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
Orono's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Orono took their win against Central when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 12-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orono since the squad 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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