The Bucksport Golden Bucks will challenge the Washington Academy Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bucksport's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Dexter 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bucks.
Meanwhile, Washington Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the Riots 13-3. Considering the Raiders have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
James Welch made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Welch was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Washington Academy got a massive performance out of Daniel Gardner, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases Gardner has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Colby Moholland, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Washington Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Bucksport, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Bucksport came out on top in a nail-biter against Washington Academy when the teams last played back in June of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Golden Bucks repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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