ORONO, Maine (Interstat) — The Albany Great Danes and Maine Black Bears will play a doubleheader Friday at Mahaney Diamond, with the first game in the afternoon and the second in the evening.

The America East matchup brings two teams near the bottom of the conference standings. Albany enters with a 15-29 overall record, while Maine is 18-30. The forecast calls for rain and 63 degrees at game time.

Maine won Thursday’s series opener 12-1, riding a dominant pitching performance from right-hander Jason Krieger. He tossed seven innings, allowing two hits and one earned run while striking out six. Krieger is a player to watch in the doubleheader. Over his last four starts, he has posted a 2.33 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 27 innings, including a complete-game one-hitter against Binghamton on May 1.

Albany’s Tre Mariano is the key bat in the lineup. The right fielder went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI in Thursday’s loss. He has been hot lately, collecting hits in nine of his last 10 games, with two home runs and 10 RBIs over that span. In a 20-3 win over Le Moyne on May 12, Mariano was 2-for-2 with six RBIs.

Albany’s pitching has struggled, most recently Ethan Nardacci allowing seven earned runs in 4 2/3 innings Thursday. The Great Danes have lost six of their last seven games.

Maine, meanwhile, has won three of its last four. The Black Bears’ offense was powered Thursday by Quinn Murphy (3-for-3, home run, RBI) and Albert De La Rosa (1-for-3, home run, three RBIs).

According to Interstat’s game simulator, the projected score for each game is Maine 4, Albany 3, with Maine holding a 62.4 percent probability of winning.

The two teams will meet again Saturday for another doubleheader in Orono.