The Marshwood Hawks will head out to take on the Scarborough Red Storm at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marshwood comes in on 12 and Scarborough on 26.
Marshwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Gorham, who was ranked 17th at the time (Marshwood was ranked 13th). The Hawks' pitcher stepped up to hand the Rams a 5-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Charlie Hudson, who gave up just three hits to keep Gorham off the board. Hudson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Marshwood's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Hussey, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Another was Michael Sbrizza, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Scarborough's hitters rose to the challenge against a Knights pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.36 runs allowed on Thursday. The Red Storm were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Noble. Considering the Red Storm have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ryan Shugars made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Matthew Fallona was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Logan Noone also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Scarborough's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for Marshwood, their record now sits at 14-1.
Marshwood came up short against Scarborough in their previous meeting back in June of 2024, falling 5-2. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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