Softball Preview: South Portland Red Riots vs. Marshwood Hawks
The South Portland Red Riots will head out on the road to take on the Marshwood Hawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Portland is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
South Portland stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Deering as South Portland made off with a 22-2 win.
Andrea DiMauro was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. DiMauro was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Ella Nickerson was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Phoebe Dodge, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Marshwood had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Kennebunk last Thursday.
South Portland pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Marshwood, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
South Portland beat Marshwood 5-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Does South Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marshwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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