Portland hasn't had much luck against Cromwell recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Highlanders will head out to take on the Panthers at 4:00 p.m.
Portland fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Morgan on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 5-2 to the Huskies.
Conner Doyle put in work no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since April 2nd. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Cromwell entered their tilt with Middletown on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Blue Dragons get on the board and left with a 7-0 win.
Not much got past Tyler Sandquist, who gave up just two hits to keep Middletown off the board. Sandquist has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyler Bonelli was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Cleveland, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Cromwell's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-6-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Portland, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Portland couldn't quite get it done against Cromwell in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can the Highlanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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