Skowhegan and Mt. Ararat are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Skowhegan River Hawks will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Mt. Ararat Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Skowhegan is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Messalonskee 14-1. With that victory, Skowhegan brought their scoring average up to 7.4 runs per game.
Noah McMahon was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. McMahon was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chance Tibbetts, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Brendan Dunlap was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Mt. Ararat's way against Lewiston on Monday as Mt. Ararat made off with a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mt. Ararat.
Skowhegan's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-3. As for Mt. Ararat, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Skowhegan came up short against Mt. Ararat in their previous matchup back in June of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Skowhegan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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