For the second straight game, Portsmouth Christian Academy will face off against Pittsfield. The Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Panthers at 4:00 p.m.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Portsmouth Christian Academy's offense. They fell just short of Pittsfield by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Pittsfield's part, the result came thanks to Alex Penney's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 19 Ks. Those 19 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Penney.
On the hitting side, Pittsfield's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carly Griffin, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
The win keeps Pittsfield at an undefeated 7-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average this season. As for Portsmouth Christian Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3.
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