The Massabesic Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Sanford Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Massabesic's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Noble 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since April 30, 2024.
The result came thanks to Noah Bryan's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Massabesic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmett Carroll, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Carroll has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Sanford hadn't done well against Thornton Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Spartans had just enough and edged out the Trojans 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted against the Trojans since June 7, 2017.
Not much got past Brady Adams, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Thornton Academy off the board. Adams also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Sanford is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise.
Massabesic's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6-1. As for Sanford, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Massabesic skirted past Sanford 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad 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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