Orono hasn't had much luck against Old Town recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Riots will welcome the Indians at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Orono is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Central with a sharp 13-4 win on Friday. The Riots haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Old Town, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand John Bapst Memorial an 8-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Ethan Closson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Old Town's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Duty, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
Orono's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Old Town, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Everything went Orono's way against Old Town when the teams last played back in June of 2025, as Orono made off with a 10-3 win. Will the Riots repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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