It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Waterville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Gardiner Tigers 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Derek Couture
| 04/29/26 vs Gardiner | 3 |
| 05/07/25 vs Hall-Dale | 2 |
| 04/27/26 @ Mount View | 1 |
| 05/09/25 vs Belfast | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Derek Couture, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Milo Taylor was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Waterville and bumps their season record up to 3-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Gardiner, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Looking ahead, Waterville will be playing in front of their home fans against John Bapst Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Gardiner, they will head out on the road to take on Lawrence at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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