Baseball Recap: Falmouth Navigators vs. Thornton Academy Trojans
Falmouth put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Thornton Academy Trojans onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Falmouth might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Brennan Rumpf made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Rumpf has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rumpf was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Josh Polchies was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Tony Severino was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Falmouth pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Thornton Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.
Falmouth will head out on the road to challenge Massabesic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Thornton Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bonny Eagle at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Thornton Academy is facing Bonny Eagle at the right time seeing as Bonny Eagle is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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