Softball Recap: South Portland Has No Trouble Against Noble

Red Riots

Margin (Wins)

04/24/26 @ Deering	21
05/08/26 @ Noble	12
05/01/26 vs Kennebunk	10
05/04/26 @ Marshwood	7

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when South Portland and Noble meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Red Riots blew past the Knights 13-1. The Red Riots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by seven runs or more this season.

South Portland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Noble, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Portland will face off against Sanford at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16 runs per game on average), something the Red Riots will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Noble, they will challenge Westbrook at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.