The Mt. Ararat Eagles are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Bangor Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Mt. Ararat is leaving town to face Bangor after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. The Eagles came up short against Brewer on Monday, falling 15-0. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Bangor never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against Messalonskee as they made off with a 13-0 victory. With that win, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Emma Tripp made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Bangor got a big performance out of Annabelle Pierce, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run. Those two hits gave Pierce a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Spreng, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Bangor was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Messalonskee only posted a batting average of .000.
Mt. Ararat might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Bangor in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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