The Northwest Mohawks will face off against the Portsmouth Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Northwest is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since April 21st on Friday. They fell just short of Piketon by a score of 5-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Mohawks in their meetings with the Redstreaks: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Portsmouth, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Wheelersburg 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Trojans have posted since May 6th.
Leelind Scurlock looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Portsmouth's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trevin Brooks, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Portsmouth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Portsmouth has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Northwest suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Portsmouth in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Mohawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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