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| 05/14/25 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 05/13/25 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 05/15/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/14/24 - Away | 7-2 W |
| 05/17/23 - Away | 8-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Chesterton has gone a perfect 10-0 against Portage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Trojans will challenge the Indians at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chesterton's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Washington Township as they made off with a 7-0 win. The Trojans not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 2nd (when they won 13-2).
Andrew Goveia was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since May 2nd. Another player making a difference was Nate Redman, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Portage had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Pirates. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Kaleb Hacker tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Portage is 4-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 8-10-2 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kodie Young, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. He has become a key player for Portage: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 8-11-2 otherwise. Williams De Gracia was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
The victory got Portage back to even at 12-12-2. As for Chesterton, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
Chesterton was able to grind out a solid victory over Portage when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 4-1. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
