Portola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the East Nicolaus Spartans by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Portola seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Emery Powell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On East Nicolaus' side, not much got past Ashton Wong, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Portola off the board. Wong has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East Nicolaus saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Cleary, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Portola's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for East Nicolaus, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Portola will head out on the road to face off against Burney at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Portola has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for East Nicolaus, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Durham at 4:00 p.m. Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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