The South Portland Red Riots will be playing at home against the Portland Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Portland comes in on seven and Portland on three.
South Portland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Gorham, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (South Portland was ranked sixth). South Portland had just enough and edged Gorham out 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs South Portland has scored all year.
Baylie Littlefield spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits.
At the plate, Ella Nickerson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Portland can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Westbrook as Portland made off with a 13-3 victory.
South Portland pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Portland, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything went South Portland's way against Portland when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as South Portland made off with a 12-3 win. Does South Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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