The Portsmouth Trojans will take on the Eastern Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Portsmouth took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Chesapeake as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Katie Ankrom
| 04/18/25 vs Chesapeake | 10 |
| 04/17/25 @ South Point | 7 |
| 04/16/25 vs Rock Hill | 9 |
Katie Ankrom was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
Ankrom wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kya Barton, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Madison Boren was another, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, Eastern and Woodridge finished up their matchup with a 19-19 tie on Friday.
Eastern's tie gives them a new season record of 3-7-1. As for Portsmouth, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
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