The Mt. Ararat Eagles will face off against the Oxford Hills Vikings at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mt. Ararat 2.4, Oxford Hills 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mt. Ararat fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Yarmouth on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Clippers by a score of 2-1. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Oxford Hills entered their tilt with Bangor on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 5-1.
Carter Davis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Oxford Hills is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Jacoby Boyce was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Carson Stevens was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Oxford Hills' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Mt. Ararat, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Mt. Ararat came out on top in a nail-biter against Oxford Hills in their previous matchup on May 2nd, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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