The Maine Central Institute Huskies will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Maine Central Institute's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mount View as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The Huskies have beaten the Mustangs the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Mustangs has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, North Yarmouth Academy put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Gray-New Gloucester 15-0. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 14 runs or more this season.
Lily Fortin was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, North Yarmouth Academy got a massive performance out of Brooklyn Goodman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Sadie Morgan, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
North Yarmouth Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in four consecutive games.
North Yarmouth Academy pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Maine Central Institute, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Maine Central Institute might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from North Yarmouth Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Huskies have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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