Portland won the last time they faced Lebanon, and things went their way on Friday too. The Portland Panthers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lebanon Blue Devils and snuck past 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Portland.
Matthew Meador looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Portland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Duffy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Portland's win bumped their record up to 9-14. As for Lebanon, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7.
Portland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-6 victory vs. Montgomery Central on the 20th. As for Lebanon, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Stewarts Creek at 6:00 p.m. Lebanon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Stewarts Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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