The Windham Eagles will take on the Thornton Academy Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Windham nor Thornton Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Windham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Cheverus, who was ranked second at the time (Windham was ranked tenth). The Eagles took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stags on Monday. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Windham saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yani Kostopoulos, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Thornton Academy fell victim to Bonny Eagle and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 13-0 to the Scots.
Having lost for the first time this season, Windham fell to 4-1. As for Thornton Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Thornton Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Windham has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Thornton Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 2.5 strikeouts. Will Windham keep running through batters, or will the Trojans buck the trend?
Windham was able to grind out a solid victory over Thornton Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 7-3. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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