Maine East extended their losing streak to 12 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 2-15 in the process. They came up short against the Maine West Warriors, falling 8-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, with their most recent defeat being a 17-2 loss on Tuesday.
Maine East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Robles, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Robles has brought in this season.
As for Maine West, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-13. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games.
On Maine West's side, the team relied heavily on Joey Bruno, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases Bruno has posted over his last 11 matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Perish Smith, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
While Maine East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
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