The Marshwood Hawks will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Westbrook Blue Blazes at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marshwood has five straight victories, Westbrook has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Marshwood can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Massabesic.
Noah Fitzgerald was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Fitzgerald has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fitzgerald was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tyler Hussey was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Liam Tiernan was another key contributor, scoring two runs.
Meanwhile, Westbrook suffered a tough 28-1 defeat at the hands of Falmouth on Tuesday.
Marshwood's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Westbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Marshwood couldn't quite finish off Westbrook in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 9-7. Will Marshwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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