Portal is 1-6 against Bryan County since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Portal Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bryan County Redskins at 6:00 p.m.
Portal fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Bryan County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Redskins by a score of 3-2. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured six defeats in a row.
For Bryan County's part, Eli Koskela made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Koskela also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Bryan County is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise. Koskela was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Koskela wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was AJ Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Bryan County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. Portal's loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
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