The Fort Fairfield Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Southern Aroostook Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Fairfield has four straight wins, Southern Aroostook has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Fort Fairfield had just enough and edged Katahdin out 7-6.
Bret Senal made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Senal was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Graedon King was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Levi Cole, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Southern Aroostook lost 11-1 to Katahdin on Monday.
Southern Aroostook saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Crandall, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Fort Fairfield's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Southern Aroostook, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Friday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Fort Fairfield hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. However, it's not like Southern Aroostook struggles in that department as they've averaged .363. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Fort Fairfield skirted past Southern Aroostook 6-4 in their previous meeting last Monday. Does Fort Fairfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern Aroostook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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