The Southern Aroostook Warriors will square off against the Washburn Beavers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southern Aroostook is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Hodgdon on Thursday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 11-1. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Southern Aroostook saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Collier, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Washburn lost 16-5 to Wisdom on Thursday.
Blake King was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and two runs. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Doak, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
Southern Aroostook's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Washburn, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Everything went Southern Aroostook's way against Washburn when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Southern Aroostook made off with a 9-3 victory. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Beavers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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