Baseball Recap: North Branford Thunderbirds vs. Portland Highlanders
In what's become a running theme this season, North Branford gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Portland Highlanders with a sharp 12-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for North Branford considering their two-run performance the game before.
For Portland's part, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Hanna, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
North Branford pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Portland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Branford will take on Cromwell at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. North Branford is facing Cromwell at the right time seeing as Cromwell is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Portland, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Westbrook at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Portland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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