Portage lost against Homer-Center back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Portage Mustangs fell just short of the Homer-Center Wildcats by a score of 7-5. Portage has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Justin Morgan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double.
On Homer-Center's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Dunn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nash Budner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Portage's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Homer-Center, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Portage will head out on the road to challenge Cambria Heights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Homer-Center, they will be playing at home against Northern Cambria at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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