Fort Fairfield waltzed into their match on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Fort Kent Warriors onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Fort Fairfield has scored all year.
The result came thanks to Graedon King's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cayden Ala was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Bret Senal was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Fort Kent's side, Carter Desjardins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
At the plate, Fort Kent saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Cyr, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Fort Fairfield pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fort Kent, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Fort Fairfield will head out on the road to take on Central Aroostook at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Fairfield is facing Central Aroostook at the right time seeing as Central Aroostook is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Fort Kent, they will be playing at home against Caribou at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Caribou's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Fort Kent's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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