Baseball Preview: South Portland Red Riots vs. Deering Rams
South Portland is 9-0 against Deering since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The South Portland Red Riots will head out on the road to face off against the Deering Rams at 5:00 p.m. The last three games South Portland has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, South Portland didn't have quite enough to beat Windham and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, Deering scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Kennebunk out 10-9. Deering's win was all the more impressive since Kennebunk was averaging only 3.77 runs allowed on the season.
Andrew Cook made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Cook was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Miles Lawrence was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Yadier Lorda-Flores, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
South Portland's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Deering, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
South Portland took their win against Deering in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Portland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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