Baseball Preview: Windham Eagles vs. Thornton Academy Trojans
The Windham Eagles will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Thornton Academy Trojans at 10:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Windham: 3.6, Thornton Academy: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Windham's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Kennebunk on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. The loss continues a trend for Windham in their matchups with Kennebunk: they've now lost four in a row.
Wyatt Washburn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Thornton Academy waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Hawks onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's two games straight that Thornton Academy has won by exactly four runs.
Windham's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Thornton Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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