Marshwood is 10-0 against Massabesic since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Marshwood Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Massabesic Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marshwood has four straight wins, Massabesic has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Marshwood is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Portland with a sharp 10-0 victory on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Charlie Hudson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hudson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Tyler Hussey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Liam Tiernan, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Massabesic had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Scarborough on Friday.
Massabesic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmett Carroll, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Marshwood's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Massabesic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Marshwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Massabesic in their previous meeting back in June of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Massabesic's Noah Shaw, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Marshwood to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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