Belfast and Oceanside are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Belfast Lions will be playing at home against the Oceanside Mariners at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Wednesday, Belfast didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln Academy and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for Belfast in their matchups with Lincoln Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Oceanside, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Winslow on Wednesday.
Belfast's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Oceanside, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Belfast came up short against Oceanside when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oceanside's Jacob Watkinson, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Now that Belfast knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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