Portage won the last time they faced Merrillville, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Portage Indians walked away with a 5-2 win over the Merrillville Pirates. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Portage.
Mason Bartos looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Kodie Young was incredible, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Matthew Krostag, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Merrillville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tre'Von Stephens, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Arvee'A Ford, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Portage is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Merrillville, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Portage will face off against Hobart at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Merrillville, they will head out on the road to challenge Wheeler at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wheeler is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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