The Falmouth Navigators will head out on the road to take on the Portland Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Falmouth nor Portland posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Falmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Marshwood, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Falmouth was ranked fourth). Falmouth fell just short of Marshwood by a score of 4-2 on Friday. Falmouth's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Josh Polchies made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
Meanwhile, Portland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Biddeford.
Falmouth's loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-1. As for Portland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Falmouth took their win against Portland when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falmouth since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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