The Gorham Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Thornton Academy Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gorham will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Gorham is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Deering 20-1 on Monday. Gorham hasn't had any issues with Deering recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Thornton Academy faced Marshwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Trojans fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Trojans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Beck Edgerly was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over ten innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Gorham pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Thornton Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2-1.
Gorham skirted past Thornton Academy 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams 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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