Presque Isle and Houlton are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Presque Isle Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Houlton Shiretowners at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Presque Isle is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. Their rough 18-8 defeat to Mount Desert Island might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Presque Isle has lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Houlton fell victim to Maine Central Institute and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, Houlton's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Presque Isle's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Houlton, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything went Presque Isle's way against Houlton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Presque Isle made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Presque Isle since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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