The Medomak Valley Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gardiner Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Medomak Valley will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Medomak Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Leavitt, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Medomak Valley was ranked 15th). Medomak Valley won by a run and slipped past Leavitt 8-7.
Madison Boynton was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Boynton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Boynton was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Haley Puchalski was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kendall Simmons, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Gardiner waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rams a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Gardiner, who have now won three matches by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Medomak Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Gardiner, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Medomak Valley beat Gardiner 4-1 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Does Medomak Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gardiner turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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