The Woodland Dragons will face off against the Penobscot Valley Howlers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Woodland will be strutting in after a victory while Penobscot Valley will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Woodland earned a 5-2 win over Calais. The Dragons haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Micah Chesebrough was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Chesebrough wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Cropley, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Penobscot Valley came up short against Bangor Christian on Thursday and fell 15-11. The Howlers haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Chase Osgood was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Penobscot Valley is 3-1 when Osgood posts two or more runs, but 1-7 otherwise. Nolan Bernard was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Penobscot Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Woodland, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Everything went Woodland's way against Penobscot Valley in their previous matchup last Wednesday, as Woodland made off with a 12-2 victory. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Howlers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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