Baseball Preview: Scarborough Red Storm vs. Marshwood Hawks
The Scarborough Red Storm will head out on the road to face off against the Marshwood Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Scarborough is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Scarborough is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Falmouth, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Scarborough was ranked ninth). Scarborough had just enough and edged Falmouth out 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Scarborough has scored all season.
Scarborough got a great performance from Erik Swenson as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Scarborough's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mason Porter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Marshwood's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Kennebunk, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Marshwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gus Alexander was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Scarborough's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Marshwood, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Scarborough came up short against Marshwood in their previous meeting back in June of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Scarborough avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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