The Kennebunk Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Thornton Academy Trojans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Kennebunk came into this matchup off a tough 11-run defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Sanford by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Garrett Taschereau was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Taschereau wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was David Tillotson, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Thornton Academy waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Eagles get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. 11 seems to be a good number for the Trojans as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Brayden Duane, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Colton Cross also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Thornton Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2025.
Thornton Academy's record is now 8-2. As for Kennebunk, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Kennebunk suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Thornton Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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