Baseball Preview: Biddeford Tigers vs. South Portland Red Riots
Biddeford is 1-9 against South Portland since June of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Biddeford Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Portland Red Riots at 4:30 p.m. Biddeford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so South Portland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Biddeford is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Westbrook with a sharp 14-1 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Biddeford needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Gavin Haggett made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Haggett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Haggett was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Kaden Langevin was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Dom Smith was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Portland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to Thornton Academy.
The victory got Biddeford back to even at 4-4. As for South Portland, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Biddeford suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to South Portland in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Biddeford, Nick Swain (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
