Article: Eagles rally by Bangor Cony next for Messalonskee

OAKLAND - Little separated Messalonskee and Bangor on the baseball diamond here Saturday afternoon.

In the end, it was the Eagles' clutch hitting - and the home- field advantage - that helped them prevail.

Dylan Foster's bad-hop single capped a three-run, fifth-inning rally as top-seeded Messalonskee eked out a 4-3 Eastern Maine Class A baseball semifinal victory over No. 4 Bangor.

"The kids gutted it out and they managed to finish it," said Messalonskee coach Ray Bernier. "They always kept coming back, believing that they could win."

The Eagles (14-4) face No. 3 Cony of Augusta in Wednesday's regional title game at Morton Field in Augusta.

Fourth-seeded Bangor closes out the season at 14-4.

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