SCARBOROUGH — Ever since the season opener, when the Scarborough softball team clipped South Portland by three runs, the Red Riots had eagerly awaited their chance to get even.

And as they watched the Scarborough grounds crew work to dry up an infield that was muddied by a persistent rain that threatened to postpone the game, they hoped they’d still have that chance.

“We really wanted this one,” first baseman Sadie Soucy said. “We really wanted revenge.”

South Portland got it, defeating the Red Storm 6-2 to win its fifth straight game after a 1-2 start. Scarborough, which earned a 6-3 victory in the first matchup, fell to 7-3.

“They always know Scarborough’s next door, and that’s the town that we want to beat,” coach Drew DiMauro said. “They’ve been the class of the field for a long time, they have a lot of heritage over here. And then dropping one in the opener, they definitely looked at this as a revenge game, for sure.”

Scoring summary

• The Red Riots jumped ahead in the second inning, as Soucy singled to right and then scored on Bailey Heath’s single down the left-field line.

• South Portland added two runs with two outs in the fifth. Lucy Wetzel reached on a fielder’s choice, then scored when Soucy’s shallow fly evaded the dive of Grace Lavoie for a double. Soucy took third on the throw and scored on Emma Anderson’s single to right.

• Scarborough got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when Scarlett Floyd tripled to center and scored on a wild pitch.

• South Portland stretched its lead to 6-1 with three runs in the sixth. Annie Soucy and Maggie Berry scored on an error, and Jillian Edgar scored on Wetzel’s groundout to third.

• The Red Storm added a final run in the seventh when Piper Floyd walked, stole second and scored on a single by Scarlett Floyd.

Bats come alive

• The game was delayed 58 minutes as the infield was dried enough for play, but even with the wait, South Portland’s bats were ready from the first pitch. The Red Riots had nine hits, a base runner every inning, and got a runner into scoring position in every inning but the seventh.

“Once somebody got the bats going, they all started,” Sadie Soucy said. “Once we got started this game, it all came along. And I think that our defense definitely played a lot better.”

• South Portland had 10 hits in the first meeting but hurt its cause with three errors. On Wednesday, the Riots were perfect in that category.

“We caught a few breaks (that) I think they caught on us the first time around,” DiMauro said. “When you play clean defense and put pressure on them … I think (that) was the key.”

Individual stats

• South Portland: Sadie Soucy (2 for 4, two runs, RBI), Emma Anderson (2 for 4, RBI), Bailey Heath (2 for 3, RBI), Maggie Berry (4 2/3 innings, seven strikeouts)

• Scarborough: Scarlett Floyd (2 for 4, triple, RBI), Vera DiSotto (1 for 3, double)

Notable quotes

• “I didn’t think it looked that bad. We all just kind of wanted to get on, we’ve played on worse fields, for sure.” — South Portland pitcher Maggie Berry, on the muddy infield

• “She’d gotten Scarlett out twice, but Scarlett’s a nightmare to get out. I rolled the dice that maybe she’d get her a third time.” — South Portland coach Drew DiMauro on Scarborough shortstop Scarlett Floyd, who chased Berry with a triple in the fifth.

• “This game was probably not one of our best showcases of what we can do. … We’re young. We’re building on this year. … Hopefully things are going up from here.” — First-year Scarborough coach Audrey Gavin