Baseball Game Preview: Rock Hill Redmen vs. Portsmouth Trojans

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 1:27am

Baseball Preview: Rock Hill Redmen vs. Portsmouth Trojans

The Rock Hill Redmen will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Portsmouth Trojans at 5:00 p.m.

Last Friday, Rock Hill fell victim to a tough 16-2 loss at the hands of Fairland. Rock Hill has not had much luck with Fairland recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Gallia Academy with a sharp 15-7 victory.

J.T. Williams was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, six RBI, and four runs. Another player making a difference was Jacob Roth, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.

Rock Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Portsmouth, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.

Rock Hill came up short against Portsmouth in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Rock Hill, Vinnie Lonardo (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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