The Greely Rangers will head out on the road to take on the Freeport Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Greely is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Yarmouth, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Greely was ranked seventh). Greely fell just short of Yarmouth by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. Greely has struggled against Yarmouth recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Keeler Vogt was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Greely saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wes Piper, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Freeport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 6-2 to Fryeburg.
Greely's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-2. As for Freeport, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Greely beat Freeport 8-5 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greely 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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