The Falmouth Navigators will take on the South Portland Red Riots on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Falmouth: 1.2, South Portland: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Falmouth beat Windham 6-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Falmouth.
Tyler Simmons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Simmons has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Simmons was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Tony Severino was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, South Portland rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 6-2. Winning may never get old, but South Portland sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Falmouth's victory bumped their record up to 13-3. As for South Portland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Everything went Falmouth's way against South Portland in their previous matchup back in April as Falmouth made off with a 7-0 win. Will Falmouth repeat their success, or does South Portland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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