Scarborough is 7-2 against Massabesic since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Scarborough Red Storm will be playing at home against the Massabesic Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Scarborough will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Scarborough is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Gorham, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Scarborough was ranked 19th). Scarborough fell just short of Gorham by a score of 2-1 on Friday. Scarborough was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Gorham's pitcher proved too tough.
Scarborough saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alana Sawyer, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Massabesic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Westbrook a 15-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Massabesic.
Kendal Pelletier was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pelletier was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Gerrish, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Ava Gerrish was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Scarborough's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Massabesic, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Scarborough hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Massabesic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Scarborough took their victory against Massabesic when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 16-3. Does Scarborough have another victory up their sleeve, or will Massabesic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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