Portage Northern extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 3-8-1 in the process. They fell 9-6 to the St. Joseph Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-2 on Wednesday.
Portage Northern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Bartlam, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
As for St. Joseph, they pushed their record up to 6-4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games.
On St. Joseph's side, Bryce Vujtech was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run was Vujtech's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Mitchell Culver, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Portage Northern and St. Joseph could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Huskies will face off against Forest Hills Eastern at 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (263 vs. 32). Meanwhile, St. Joseph (ranked 262nd) will meet Edwardsburg (ranked 96th) at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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