South found a leader in  Alex Portillo as the  squad took down East Bakersfield on Tuesday. The Blades had no answer to  Portillo  as he  got on base  in four of his five plate appearances with one  home run, three  stolen bases,  and two  runs. That  home run was  Portillo's first of the season.
 Portillo's strong effort led South over East Bakersfield and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled  at 4:00  p.m.  on Thursday. The Spartans have been  dominating at home and they will enter the  game having won 11 straight home games dating back to last season.  Will  Portillo and the rest of the Spartans crew be able to keep the streak alive? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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