The Mount View Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Bucksport Golden Bucks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Mount View has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight losses, while Bucksport will come in with ten straight wins.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Mount View's offense. They came up short against St. Dominic on Wednesday, falling 7-0.
Meanwhile, Bucksport's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Mount Desert Island 2-0. The two-run effort marked the Golden Bucks' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Not much got past Natalie Simpson, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Mount Desert Island off the board. Simpson has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Bucksport's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marina Keene, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Mount View's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Bucksport, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mount View suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Bucksport in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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