Wiscasset's home opener is happening a little sooner than scheduled.

The boys and girls varsity baseball and softball teams will host Boothbay Region High School Friday, April 24 at 4 p.m.

Originally, the teams were scheduled to travel to Boothbay to open the season, but because Boothbay Region High School's fields are still too wet for play, the games were moved to Wiscasset.

According to the National Weather Service, there is a 40 percent chance of rain after 11 a.m. in Wiscasset, with temperatures expected to be near 50 F.

Wiscasset baseball won the season series a year ago on its way to a 7-9 regular season finish. That record placed the Wolverines fourth in Class D West. Boothbay baseball missed the playoffs, but features a new look and a new outlook this season.

Playing at the same time, the girls teams will square off for the first time since a 10-0 Wiscasset win in May 2014. Like the baseball team, the Boothbay Region Seahawks softball team missed the playoffs in 2013-14. The Wiscasset Wolverines narrowly missed the Class D playoffs a year ago with a 2-14 record; they finished eighth in the West, while only the top seven teams move forward.

Following their games against Boothbay Region, the Wiscasset Wolverines will be tested early.

Both baseball and softball will stay at home April 27 to face off against the Lisbon Greyhounds.

Lisbon's softball team is coming off a 6-10 season in which the Greyhounds qualified for the playoffs. Follwoing them, the April 29 match-up against Oak Hill (8-8 in 2014) is the Wolverines only match-up against a Class B opponent. Following their match-up with Oak Hill, the softball team will host St. Dom's (2-14 in 2014) on May 1.

For the boys team, the early season represents an early-season test.

Following Friday's game against Boothbay Region, the team will host Lisbon April 27. The Greyhounds are coming off a successful campaign in 2014 in which they finished 10-6 and were the fifth seed going into the Western Class C playoffs. Then, the Wolverines will travel to face Oak Hill (12-4 in 2014), which finished 12-4 in Class B to secure the fifth seed in the Western playoffs. Then, Wiscasset will return home to face St. Dominic's, which finished in third place in Western Class C a year ago. The Saints went 12-4, but one of those losses came at the hands of the Wolverines.

All games begin at 4 p.m. and home games are played at the high school fields next to the recreation center.