Hodgdon stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Madawaska Owls. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hodgdon.
David Tuttle was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Tuttle has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tuttle was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Michael Fitzpatrick was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Hunter Duttweiler, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Madawaska's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Beaulieu, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hodgdon pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Madawaska, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hodgdon will face off against Southern Aroostook at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hodgdon is facing Southern Aroostook at the right time seeing as Southern Aroostook is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Madawaska, they will head out on the road to square off against Wisdom at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Madawaska is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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