The Portsmouth West Senators will venture away from home to challenge the Miami Trace Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Miami Trace took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Portsmouth West, who comes in off a win.
Portsmouth West is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Southeastern with a sharp 15-7 win on Tuesday. The Senators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Miami Trace was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Unioto, falling 13-3.
Miami Trace saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was Johnson's first of the season.
Portsmouth West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Miami Trace, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Portsmouth West came out on top in a nail-biter against Miami Trace when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Senators since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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