The Poland Knights will head out on the road to take on the Lewiston Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Poland came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 11-0 to Greely. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Rangers recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Messalonskee hit Lewiston with a nine-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Devils took a 14-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Michael Caron was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Caron was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Spencer Chartier made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Dylan Whitlow also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Poland now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Lewiston, they now also have a losing record of 3-4.
Poland skirted past Lewiston 4-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
