Sumner and Narraguagus are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Sumner Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Narraguagus Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Sumner is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Washington Academy, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Sumner was ranked 23rd). Sumner lost 10-3 to Washington Academy on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Narraguagus can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Machias as Narraguagus made off with a 12-4 win. The victory was familiar territory for Narraguagus who now have three in a row.
Autumn Peterson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Peterson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Trinity Morris was incredible, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Natalie Stanwood was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Sumner's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Narraguagus, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Sumner beat Narraguagus 9-5 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Narraguagus' Paidyn Cashman, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sumner still be able to contain Cashman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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