The Waynflete Flyers will head out on the road to square off against the Traip Rangers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Waynflete will be strutting in after a victory while Traip will be coming in after a defeat.
Waynflete is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They had just enough and edged out St. Dominic 12-10. The Flyers haven't had any issues with the Saints recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Traip was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 14-5 to Old Orchard Beach. Surprisingly, this marked the Rangers' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Chris Balano put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off one hit. Balano was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one run.
Balano wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dylan D'Auteuil, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Another was Jack Downs, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Waynflete's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Traip, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Waynflete beat Traip 7-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will the Flyers repeat their success, or do the Rangers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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