Baseball Preview: Biddeford Tigers vs. Scarborough Red Storm
Biddeford is 1-8 against Scarborough since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Biddeford Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Scarborough Red Storm at 4:30 p.m. The pair are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Biddeford's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Portland with a sharp 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Biddeford, who have now won three matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Gavin Haggett and Jake Samoilov made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Haggett didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Samoilov tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Haggett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Haggett scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Samoilov went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Travis Edgerton was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jacob Kaiser, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Scarborough gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Westbrook 12-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Scarborough.
The victory got Biddeford back to even at 5-5. As for Scarborough, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Biddeford couldn't quite finish off Scarborough in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Biddeford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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