The Waterville Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the John Bapst Memorial Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Waterville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Waterville lost 23-6 to Cony on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, John Bapst Memorial has not done well against Mount Desert Island recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Everything went John Bapst Memorial's way against Mount Desert Island as John Bapst Memorial made off with a 23-3 win. With that victory, John Bapst Memorial brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Meredith Walsh made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Walsh was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, John Bapst Memorial got a massive performance out of Sarah Michaud, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ariana Cross, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Waterville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for John Bapst Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-8 record this season.
Waterville might still be hurting after the 23-3 loss they got from John Bapst Memorial in their previous meeting back in April. Can Waterville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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