The Leavitt Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Erskine Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Leavitt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
Leavitt is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Buckfield, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Leavitt was ranked 19th). Leavitt had just enough and edged Buckfield out 4-3. Winning may never get old, but Leavitt sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Leavitt saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Deblois, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Erskine Academy came up short against Lincoln Academy on Wednesday and fell 8-5.
Leavitt's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Erskine Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Leavitt took their victory against Erskine Academy in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leavitt since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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