Porter had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Donna North Chiefs as they made off with a 9-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Porter, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Raul Hernandez was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Emilio Salazar was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Porter has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5-1 record this season. As for Donna North, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests, which lines up perfectly with their 6-18 record this season.
Porter will square off against McAllen Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (McAllen Memorial: 4, Porter: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Donna North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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