Portland hit Friendship Christian with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Commanders fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-5. The Commanders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Friendship Christian now has a losing record of 11-12-1. As for Portland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-18.
Coming up, Friendship Christian will take on Springfield in a tournament on Saturday. As for Portland, they will challenge Watertown at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Purple Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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