The Calhoun Cougars will head out to face off against the Portledge Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Portledge will be up against a hot Calhoun squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand Trevor Day a 13-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Brian Stone
| 04/15/25 @ Trevor Day | 12 |
| 04/04/25 vs Packer Collegiate Institute | 11 |
| 04/26/24 vs Loyola | 8 |
| 05/02/24 vs Collegiate | 6 |
| 04/17/24 vs Stony Brook | 5 |
Brian Stone tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Quentin Ruffin and Luka Stache did most of the damage at the plate: Ruffin went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double, while Stache got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Josh Mandel was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Portledge faced off against Martin Luther on Monday. The Panthers blew past the Cougars 11-1. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly ten runs.
Portledge has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs this season. As for Calhoun, their win bumped their record up to 7-2-1.
Calhoun was able to grind out a solid victory over Portledge when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad 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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