St. Joseph is 1-9 against Portage Northern since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bears will head out to challenge the Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Joseph fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Harper Creek on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beavers.
Eli Kragt was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Gonzales, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Rockford hit Portage Northern with a seven-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Huskies fell 11-7 to the Rams.
Portage Northern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan McIntyre, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-4-1. As for Portage Northern, their record is now 3-6-1.
Portage Northern's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Joseph hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .368. It's a different story for Portage Northern, though, as they've only averaged .257. Will they be able to contain St. Joseph's hitters?
St. Joseph took their victory against Portage Northern in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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