Baseball Preview: Southeastern Panthers vs. Portsmouth Trojans
The Southeastern Panthers will face off against the Portsmouth Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southeastern is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Southeastern was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Hill, taking the game 7-4.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Wellston 10-3. Winning may never get old, but Portsmouth sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Leelind Scurlock looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Malachi Loper was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Berry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Southeastern's win bumped their record up to 10-11-1. As for Portsmouth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
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