Avery MacWhinnie’s two-run single highlighted a four-run first inning that carried Westbrook to a 5-1 win over Thornton Academy in a Class A South baseball game Saturday in Saco.
Winning pitcher Bronson Damon scattered seven hits while striking out nine and walking one.
Alex Bean went 2 for 3 for the Blue Blazes (3-0-1).
Thornton dropped to 3-1.
MARSHWOOD 10, WINDHAM 0: Riley Parnham and Tyler Hussey each had two hits and two RBI, and the Hawks (2-2-1) beat the Eagles (0-3) in five innings at Windham.
Marshwood scored two runs in the first and broke it open with five in the second.
SOUTH PORTLAND 12, BIDDEFORD 5: Johnny Poole went 3 for 5, Andrew Heffernan reached base four times and the Red Riots (4-0) outslugged the Tigers (0-5) at Biddeford.
Heffernan had a triple, a single and two walks. Alex Domingos and Ryan Thurber each scored twice for the Red Riots, who finished with 12 hits.
Biddeford’s Landon Sirois went 3 for 4. Kyle Dion added two hits.
FALMOUTH 11, MASSABESIC 1: Mitchell Ham drove in four runs, Patrick Gill hit a two-run single, and the Navigators (3-0) scored 10 runs in the final three innings to pull away from the Mustangs (1-3) at Waterboro.
Tyler Simmons also had two RBI. Eli Cowperthwaite chipped in with two hits and an RBI.
Noah Shaw hit an RBI double for Massabesic.
NOBLE 6, PORTLAND 3: Maison Mathews and Devin Place each had two hits for the Knights (4-0), who scored three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Bulldogs (2-2-1) in Portland.
Colby Winship got two of Portland’s five hits.
SANFORD 8, DEERING 2: TJ Curley struck out nine while allowing only one hit over six innings and also had two RBI to help the Spartans (3-1) defeat the Rams (0-5) in Portland.
Qwest Newhall’s fourth-inning single was Deering’s lone hit.
GORHAM 5, KENNEBUNK 3: Kyle Skolfield hit two RBI singles to help Gorham (3-1) edge visiting Kennebunk (2-1-1).
Caleb Hendrix doubled home a run and CJ Whitehead added an RBI single. Hendrix got the win in relief of Skolfield
Kennebunk led 3-1 in the second inning after a two-run single by Landon Schwartzman and an RBI triple by James DiGiovanni.
YORK 3, FRYEBURG ACADEMY 1: Joe Neal hit a two-run single and scored on an error in the first inning as the Wildcats (3-2) beat the Raiders (1-5) at York.
Hayden Henriksen struck out five over six innings, and John Jacobsohn struck out two in the seventh for the save.
Fryeburg got its run in the second inning on a double by Bryce Richardson and a single by Sean Davis.
NOKOMIS 5, OCEANSIDE 2: Mason Hopkins collected two hits and two RBI as the Warriors (1-1) topped the Mariners (0-4) in Rockland.
Cody Chretien went the distance for Nokomis allowing three hits, walking two and striking out four.
Duncan Oakes-Nelson hit a two-run single for Oceanside.
LACROSSE
MARSHWOOD 15, OXFORD HILLS 0: Kevin Cougler tallied four goals and an assist, and Tommy Demeroto and Andrew Goodwin each contributed three goals and three assists to lead the Hawks (1-1) past the Vikings (1-3) at South Berwick.
Aidan Sullivan and Declan Fitzgerald added two goals apiece. Ty Cougler also scored.
BONNY EAGLE 20, LAKE REGION 5: Connor Krunkkula scored seven goals to power the Scots (1-3) past the Lakers (1-3) at Standish.
Nick Klein and Bruce Rae chipped in with four goals each. Lucas Laforest scored twice.
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY 18, GARDINER 5: Caleb Waterman recorded eight goals and three assists to power the Panthers (4-0) past the Tigers (1-3) at Yarmouth.
Brayden Warde scored three goals. Wyatt Thomas added a goal and two assists.
Cole Brann scored twice for Gardiner.
WAYNFLETE 10, FREEPORT 5: Roan Hopkins and Nils Burton Johnanson each had three goals and combined for six assists as the Flyers (1-2) beat the Falcons (1-3) in Portland.
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