Try as they might, the Gorham High field hockey team will not win a second straight West A title. The Rams were swept from the postseason on Saturday at Scarborough when the Red Storm rallied for a 3-2 win in regional semifinal action.

Gorham (11-3-2) scored first with Hannah Prince giving the Rams a 1-0 lead in the opening half. Molly Gove answered for Scarborough just five minutes later as she converted a penalty corner to knot the score at 1-1, which is where the teams stood at halftime.

Scarborough’s Heather Carrier broke that deadlock in the first minute of the second half to give the hosts a 2-1 lead and a goal by Nancy Leasure gave the Red Storm (14-1-1) an insurance goal and a 3-1 advantage.

Hannah Prince scored her second goal of the game to give the Rams some life pulling within 3-2, but the Red Storm defense held off the Gorham attack in the closing moments of the game for the victory.

“We needed to play a bit more consistently,” said Gorham coach Amber Hatch. “We had a couple of let downs that allowed Scarborough to get the upper hand, and then there wasn’t time to come back once we turned it back on.”

Coach Hatch also acknowledged that the team missed the play of senior captain Monique King who was out with a stress fracture in her foot.

“Scarborough was certainly a little more proficient on their turf,” said Hatch. “We are a good turf team, but needed a bit more practice getting low enough to stop the strong hits and getting used to the spin and bounce caused by the rubber-based surface.”

Hatch also noted that Corey Perkins, Leigh Maniscalco and Mel Hallsworth all played well offensively this year and Hannah Prince, Kate Bowring and Shannon O’Brien all performed well defensively.