The Scarborough Red Storm will challenge the Gorham Rams on Thursday. Scarborough will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Scarborough is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Marshwood, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Scarborough was ranked fourth). Scarborough narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Marshwood 6-5.
Ryan Shugars looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Zak Sanders was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Fallona, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gorham had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 12-3 victory. Gorham's win was all the more impressive since Sanford was averaging only three runs allowed on the season.
Scarborough pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Gorham, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Scarborough was able to grind out a solid win over Gorham when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-0. Will Scarborough repeat their success, or does Gorham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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