Falmouth fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Thornton Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-1.
Josh Polchies was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off four doubles, one stolen base, and one run while going 4-for-5. Those doubles marked the first that he has hit this season. Sam Shapiro was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base.
Falmouth's loss dropped their record down to 3-3-1. As for Thornton Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-0-1.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Falmouth will take on rival Marshwood at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Navigators 1.3, the Hawks 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Thornton Academy is set to face off against their familiar foe Deering at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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