The South Point Pointers will head out on the road to square off against the Portsmouth Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. South Point will be strutting in after a win while Portsmouth will be coming in after a loss.
While South Point has not struggled against Rock Hill recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. South Point came out on top against Rock Hill by a score of 11-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Point considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Brayden Hanshaw was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Lobaldo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Portsmouth's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 12-9 to Ironton.
South Point is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Portsmouth, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.
South Point came up short against Portsmouth when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for South Point, Tyler Duncan (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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