The Orono Riots will head out on the road to square off against the Washington Academy Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Orono narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Deer Isle-Stonington 6-5.
Meanwhile, Washington Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against Sumner as Washington Academy made off with a 13-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Washington Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Carson Prout made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Prout was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Trevor Shimabukuro was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below three stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Caden Schwinn, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
The win got Orono back to even at 6-6. As for Washington Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Orono came up short against Washington Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Orono, Brian Dennison (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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