Cape Elizabeth is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while York is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Capers will host the Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cape Elizabeth's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so York's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cape Elizabeth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Greely, who was ranked second at the time (Cape Elizabeth was ranked 12th). The Capers won by a run and slipped past the Rangers 5-4.
Meanwhile, York won against Fryeburg on Monday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Wildcats beat Gray-New Gloucester by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-4.
Conor Fell and Robbie Hanscom did most of the damage at the plate: Fell went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Hanscom went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave Hanscom a new career-high. John Jacobsohn was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: York kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive matchups.
York's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Cape Elizabeth, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything went Cape Elizabeth's way against York in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Cape Elizabeth made off with a 19-6 victory. Do the Capers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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