The Maine West Warriors will square off against the Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts Mustangs at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Maine West and 28 for Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts dating back to last season.
On Thursday, Maine West didn't have quite enough to beat Southridge and fell 7-5. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly two runs.
Jimmy Bober was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. That run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Perish Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Mustangs on Wednesday. Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts fell just short of Manitou Springs by a score of 7-6. While Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Manitou Springs 4-0 in the first period.
Maine West's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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