Baseball Recap: Cambria Heights Highlanders vs. Portage Mustangs
Cambria Heights lost against Portage back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Cambria Heights Highlanders fell 9-5 to the Portage Mustangs. Cambria Heights has not had much luck with Portage recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Bryce Lewis was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Lewis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Garrett Jasper made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Portage's side, Kaleb Castel looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Tony Lawrence was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Binaut, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Cambria Heights' loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Portage, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-7.
While Cambria Heights had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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