The Waterville Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oceanside Mariners at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Waterville will be strutting in after a win while Oceanside will be coming in after a loss.
Waterville will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against John Bapst Memorial on Tuesday. Waterville put the hurt on John Bapst Memorial with a sharp 16-9 victory.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Oceanside was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cony. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Oceanside in their matchups with Cony: they've now lost three in a row.
Joseph Gushee-Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
The win got Waterville back to even at 2-2. As for Oceanside, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Waterville might still be hurting after the 18-9 defeat they got from Oceanside in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Waterville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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