With the post-season looming, Windham’s boys basketball squad was looking for a possible fourth win in a row Saturday when they hosted Marshwood, a team trying to get a win streak going themselves.

After a quick start, the Eagles were unable to prevent some dead-on shooting from the Hawks junior guard Luke Pollock and fell, 48-33.

Windham’s hustle and intensity were key for the team early. Derek Hanrahan was a shot in the arm with his showcase of impressive rebounds and tough-nosed defense.

Hanrahan and his teammates were able to string some shots together early and would have ended the quarter up by six, but Pollock sank a shot just behind the arc late to shrink the lead to three.

“We were able to pick up the pace and score,” said Eagles’ guard TJ Tandberg who led his team with 11 points.

After a beginning that showed playoff intensity, something got lost in the translation.

Marshwood picked up their pressure on defense and forced the home team into some costly mistakes. Within a period of a minute, Windham committed a pair of offensive fouls and handed the ball to the Hawks, who were able to capitalize offensively. The game took a turn and at the half Marshwood led, 21-12.

“Coming into the game we thought we could pressure them,” said Hawks coach Mike Zamarchi. “We would let (Eagles center Will Clemmer) get his points, but we really wanted to pressure their guards.”

Whatever Pollock did during the intermission should be his new halftime ritual. Windham pulled within four late in the third period, but moments later the lead was back to 11 due to Pollock’s play. He dropped in a straightaway three, then dialed one from downtown in the right corner and was fouled. The draining of the free throw gave him seven points in 30 seconds.

Eagles coach Kevin Millington saw a drop off in play early in the second half.

“We came out flat, and we looked tired,” he said. “They are a good defensive team and it showed.”

Early in the final quarter Pollock nailed another three to add to his team-leading 24 points, pushing the lead to 11.

From that point on, Windham had to force shots and try to score on every possession. With two minutes left the Hawks had extended the lead to 15. In a desperate attempt to make a come back the Eagles launched three-pointers to no avail.

“This was a good win.” said Zamarchi, whose team is now 9-5 and ranked sixth. “Windham is always scrappy and their zone gave us a little trouble. We had to grind it out.”

The Eagles, now 8-7 with Tuesday’s 56-50 win over Kennebunk, seem to have secured a playoff spot. Ranked ninth in the latest Heal-point standings, Windham will likely play a preliminary round game Feb. 14.