The Dirigo Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Dirigo is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Dirigo let Spruce Mountain stack five runs on them in the seventh inning on Friday but luckily Dirigo prevailed anyway. The Cougars walked away with a 9-6 win over the Phoenix.
Hudson Lufkin made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Lufkin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
Lufkin wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Crosby, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Clark Averill also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Gray-New Gloucester came out on top against Leavitt on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Patriots blew past the Hornets 9-3. The victory was familiar territory for the Patriots, who have now won three games in a row.
Like Dirigo, Gray-New Gloucester also got a great game from a two-way player: Seth Espling. He pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Espling was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Griffin Richmond was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carter Davis, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Gray-New Gloucester always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leavitt only posted an OBP of .323.
Dirigo's record is now 4-2. As for Gray-New Gloucester, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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