The Mount Desert Island Trojans will take on the Brewer Witches at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Mount Desert Island managed to slip by Old Town the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Trojans lost 13-2 to the Coyotes on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Trojans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mount Desert Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Lawson, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Brewer ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Edward Little, sneaking past 8-7. The victory continues a trend for the Witches in their matchups with the Red Eddies: they've now won three in a row.
Sara Young made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed eight innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Young was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Brewer let Emma Jameson and Paige Oakes run wild. Jameson went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Oakes went a perfect 5-for-5 with one run and one RBI. That double marked the first that Jameson has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Bragdon, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Brewer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Brewer's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Mount Desert Island, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.
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