Preview: Portage Mustangs vs. Homer-Center Wildcats
The Portage Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Homer-Center Wildcats at 4:15 p.m.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Portage were a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Penns Manor.
Portage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Letzo, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Homer-Center can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Monday. They had just enough and edged Conemaugh Valley out 7-6. The victory was just what Homer-Center needed coming off of a 7-1 defeat in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Owen Saiani, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brayden Rado, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Portage's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Homer-Center, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Portage came up short against Homer-Center when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 7-4. Thankfully for Portage, Michael Krejocic (who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and a double) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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