Portal is 2-8 against Jenkins County since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Portal will head out on the road to challenge Jenkins County at 6:00 p.m. Jenkins County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Portal, who comes in off a win.
Portal will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Claxton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Portal's pitchers stepped up to hand Claxton an 11-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Panthers have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Jenkins County suffered their closest defeat since March 3rd on Friday. They fell just short of Metter by a score of 5-3. The loss continues a trend for the War Eagles in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Jenkins County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Allen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Tyler Williams was another, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Portal's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-8. As for Jenkins County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Portal might still be hurting after the 14-5 loss they got from Jenkins County in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Portal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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