Gorham is 1-9 against Scarborough since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gorham Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scarborough Red Storm at 4:00 p.m.
Gorham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: South Portland, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Gorham was ranked 11th). Gorham fell just short of South Portland by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Gorham couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Scarborough gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They never let Falmouth onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Scarborough as they're now sitting on three straight.
Taylor Swalla made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Swalla has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Swalla was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Scarborough got a massive performance out of Samantha Cote, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Alana Sawyer was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Gorham's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Scarborough, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Gorham skirted past Scarborough 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Gorham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scarborough turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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