The North Yarmouth Academy Panthers will challenge the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Yarmouth Academy will come into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
North Yarmouth Academy proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 17) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past St. Dominic 14-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted against the Saints since May 22, 2021.
Jordan Nash was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Morgan, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: North Yarmouth Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in three consecutive games.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Gray-New Gloucester and Greely meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Patriots came up short against the Rangers, falling 18-1. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
North Yarmouth Academy pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Gray-New Gloucester, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-4.
North Yarmouth Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Gray-New Gloucester in their previous matchup on April 10th, winning 13-9. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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