Kennebunk had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-10 to make it four. They fell just short of the Sanford Spartans by a score of 4-3. The Rams were not able to make up for their defeat to the Spartans from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Kennebunk got a good showing from Logan Jones, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
At the plate, Kennebunk saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Stone, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Sanford, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Sanford's side, Brady Adams made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Adams has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Do, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matthew Hebert, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Kennebunk is set to square off against their familiar foe Windham at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Sanford will challenge rival Marshwood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 2.8, the Hawks 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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