South Portland is 4-0 against Falmouth since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The South Portland Red Riots will head out on the road to take on the Falmouth Navigators at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Portland has eight straight victories, Falmouth has 22 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Portland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Portland, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (South Portland was ranked eighth). South Portland narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Portland 6-5. That's two games straight that South Portland has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Phoebe Dodge, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Annalise Soucy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Falmouth's offense. They lost 23-0 to Windham on Friday.
South Portland's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Falmouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went South Portland's way against Falmouth when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as South Portland made off with a 14-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Portland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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