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| 05/05/25 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 05/15/24 - Home | 10-1 W |
| 04/29/24 - Away | 9-3 W |
| 05/15/23 - Home | 14-3 W |
| 04/21/23 - Away | 13-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bucksport has gone a perfect 10-0 against Sumner recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Golden Bucks will venture away from home to face off against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bucksport has eight straight wins, Sumner has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bucksport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Mattanawcook, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Bucksport was ranked first). The Golden Bucks' pitcher stepped up to hand the Lynx a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. The four-run effort marked the Golden Bucks' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The result came thanks to Natalie Simpson's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Jetta Shook was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sumner suffered their closest defeat since April 17, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Narraguagus by a score of 5-3.
Sumner now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Bucksport, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Bucksport's way against Sumner in their previous meeting last Monday, as Bucksport made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Bucks since the team 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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