Falmouth hasn't had much luck against Gorham recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Navigators will head out to take on the Rams at 4:30 p.m.
Falmouth is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against Marshwood, falling 18-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Navigators couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Gorham came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Kennebunk. Five seems to be a good number for Gorham as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Bella McBrady, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Kennebunk off the board. With that strong performance, McBrady is now averaging an impressive 5.5 strikeouts per game.
On the hitting side, Gorham let Tatum Wing and Brooklyn Giroux run wild. Wing went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Giroux went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That hit marked the first that Giroux has got this season. Another player making a difference was Lily Tukey, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Gorham's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Falmouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Falmouth suffered a grim 22-3 defeat to Gorham in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Navigators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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