On Saturday, Marshwood faced Scarborough in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Marshwood Hawks fell just short of the Scarborough Red Storm by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that Marshwood let down their fans at home.
For Scarborough's part, Ryan Shugars looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Matthew Fallona, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Marshwood's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-5. As for Scarborough, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Marshwood will face off against Sanford at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Marshwood has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Scarborough, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Windham at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Windham: 3.4, Scarborough: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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