Marshwood is 2-8 against South Portland since June of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Marshwood Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the South Portland Red Riots at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marshwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Falmouth, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Marshwood was ranked 12th). Marshwood had just enough and edged Falmouth out 4-2.
Gus Alexander spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Liam Tiernan, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Portland had just enough and edged Bonny Eagle out 2-1 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Portland.
Marshwood's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for South Portland, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Marshwood came up short against South Portland in their previous matchup back in June of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Marshwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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