Old Orchard Beach is 2-7 against Richmond since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Old Orchard Beach Seagulls will be playing at home against the Richmond Bobcats at 4:00 p.m.
Old Orchard Beach is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Sacopee Valley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks. Old Orchard Beach was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Sacopee Valley's pitchers proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Richmond can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Vinalhaven a 25-0 shutout. Richmond's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Hunter Mason made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Mason was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, eight RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Finn Foster was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rhys Terry, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Old Orchard Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Richmond, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Old Orchard Beach came up short against Richmond when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Old Orchard Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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