Baseball Preview: Portsmouth Trojans vs. Rock Hill Redmen
The Portsmouth Trojans are on the road again on Monday to play the Rock Hill Redmen at 5:00 p.m. Portsmouth will be strutting in after a victory while Rock Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Portsmouth put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Gallia Academy with a sharp 15-7 win.
J.T. Williams was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, six RBI, and four runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Roth, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Rock Hill suffered a tough 16-2 defeat at the hands of Fairland on Friday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rock Hill in their matchups with Fairland: they've now lost five in a row.
Portsmouth has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Rock Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Portsmouth was able to grind out a solid victory over Rock Hill in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portsmouth since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
