Baseball Recap: Massabesic falls short of Thornton Academy in the playoffs

By Team Reports Jun 6, 2024, 1:17pm

Baseball Recap: Massabesic Mustangs vs. Thornton Academy Trojans

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Massabesic can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Thornton Academy Trojans on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Massabesic in their matchups with Thornton Academy: they've now lost nine in a row.

Massabesic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmett Carroll, who went 1-for-1 with a double.

On Thornton Academy's side, Jeremiah Chessie made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Chessie has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Chessie was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cam Cyr, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brayden Duane, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Massabesic's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Thornton Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.

As of now, neither Massabesic nor Thornton Academy have any future games scheduled.

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