The matchup between Morgan Township and Portage on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Morgan Township Cherokees came out on top in a nail-biter against the Portage Indians and snuck past 12-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Morgan Township.
The team relied heavily on Reilly Biggs, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Braelynn Dudzik, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Portage's side, Miley Prance and Erin Fausch did some serious damage despite the final result: Prance scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Fausch went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Demercede, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Morgan Township pushed their record up to 6-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Portage, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
Morgan Township will head out on the road to challenge Tri-Township at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Morgan Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Portage, they will stay at home for another game and welcome La Porte at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. La Porte is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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