Portland entered their tilt with Montgomery Central with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Montgomery Central Indians on Saturday and snuck past 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Portland, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Chase Runyon, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Montgomery Central's side, Gabrial Eddington made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Dylan Fulton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Portland's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-14. As for Montgomery Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Portland has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Station Camp at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Montgomery Central, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Fairview at 5:30 p.m. Montgomery Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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