Wednesday just wasn't the day for Portage's offense. They fell just short of the Chesterton Trojans by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. Portage has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Chesterton's part, not much got past Brayden Barrett, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Portage off the board. Barrett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rob Czarniecki was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Portage's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Chesterton, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-5.
Portage will head out on the road to take on Munster at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Chesterton, they will be playing at home against Morgan Township at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Chesterton's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while Morgan Township has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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