The Shaker will be back in front of his fans on Friday evening to welcome Trois-Pistoles GM Bérubé, for whom this will be the first and only visit to Rimouski this season.
Left-hander Émile Maisonneuve (1-2) will be the Shaker’s starting pitcher. In his last start last Friday, he pitched five good innings in a win against Rivière-du-Loup.
The challenge will be a big one for the young left-hander, because no team has scored as many points as the Basques team since the start of the season. Its average is 9.3 points per game. On the other hand, it allows 9.0. In comparison, the Shaker attack scores 7.1 and the defense allows 4.8.
For Bérubé GM, the probable pitcher will be veteran right-hander Anthony Fournier (0-1) or young Tristan Michaud-Thériault (1-3).
This match is very important for the ranking. The Shaker (8-4) is second in the standings, behind Kamouraska. He is ahead of Trois-Pistoles (5-5) by two games.
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Sunday
The Shaker will round out their Canada Day weekend by hosting the standings leaders, the Industries Desjardins du Kamouraska, on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. Last Monday, the Rimouski team handed them their first loss this season.
Benjamin Roy (3-0) is expected to be the Shaker’s starting pitcher.
Other matches
In total, seven games are on the schedule between now and Monday evening. Saturday (2 p.m.), Edmundston will play a doubleheader in Matane which will then host Rivière-du-Loup on Sunday afternoon (2 p.m.).
On Monday, the Braves Batitech du Témiscouata will be the visitors to Trois-Pistoles at 4 p.m. while at 7 p.m., CIEL-FM will be in Saint-Pascal to compete against Industries Desjardins.
