The Calhoun Cougars will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Portledge Panthers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Calhoun is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Calhoun was able to grind out a solid win over York Prep, taking the game 6-1.
Julian Glasgow made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Glasgow has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Glasgow was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Quentin Ruffin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was John Freitag, who got no hits from his one at bat.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Portledge's offense. They lost 14-0 to Long Island Lutheran on Friday. Portledge has not had much luck with Long Island Lutheran recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Calhoun is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Portledge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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