South Portland is 7-2 against Westbrook since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Portland Red Riots will look to defend their home field against the Westbrook Blue Blazes at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Portland has eight straight victories, Westbrook has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Portland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Portland, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (South Portland was ranked eighth). South Portland won by a run and slipped past Portland 6-5. That's two games straight that South Portland has won by just one run.
Phoebe Dodge was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Annalise Soucy, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Westbrook fell victim to Windham and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Eagles. That's two games in a row now that Westbrook has lost by exactly ten runs.
South Portland's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Westbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Westbrook's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South Portland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .409. It's a different story for Westbrook, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain South Portland's hitters?
South Portland skirted past Westbrook 9-8 in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Does South Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westbrook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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