After soaring to ten runs the game before, Merrillville was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to the Portage Indians. Merrillville has not had much luck with Portage recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Merrillville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tre'Von Stephens, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Arvee'A Ford, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Portage's side, Mason Bartos looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Kodie Young was incredible, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Mark Calmbacher was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Portage, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Merrillville will head out on the road to take on Wheeler at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wheeler is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Portage, they will head out on the road to challenge Hobart at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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