East Carter was the 9-3 winner over Portageville when they last played one another back in April of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The East Carter Redbirds fell just short of the Portageville Bulldogs by a score of 9-7 on Saturday.
For Portageville's part, the team relied heavily on Laney Stone, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Stone has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Ja'Niya Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
East Carter's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Portageville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
East Carter will be playing in front of their home fans against Risco at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. East Carter will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Portageville, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-4 victory vs. Charleston on the 27th.
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