Portage is 0-5 against Cambria Heights since May of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Mustangs will challenge the Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. Cambria Heights took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Portage, who comes in off a win.
Portage's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past United 11-0. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Payton Noll was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Lyndsey Castel
| 05/01/25 vs United | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Conemaugh Valley | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Conemaugh Valley | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Bishop McCort | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Northern Cambria | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lyndsey Castel, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kiera McCarty, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Portage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Cambria Heights' offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Conemaugh Valley on Thursday. The Highlanders haven't had much luck with the Blue Jays recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Cambria Heights saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gina Lane, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Portage pushed their record up to 4-13 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Cambria Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Portage might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Cambria Heights in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
