Portola was the 19-0 winner over Sage Hill when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Portola Bulldogs fell just short of the Sage Hill Lightning by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. Portola has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dominic Dave was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rocky Palacio and Cooper Marinelli did some serious damage despite the final result: Palacio scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Marinelli scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Palacio has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Isaac Lin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Sage Hill's side, their win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cruz Collier, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Dolotta, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Portola's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8-1. As for Sage Hill, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15.
While Portola had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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