It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Port Allen can now relate to. They suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of the Jena Giants on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Port Allen couldn't push the score so high this time.
Port Allen saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Monroe, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Jena's side, Jacob Belcher was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Zoyle Gemar, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Port Allen's loss dropped their record down to 14-16. As for Jena, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-9.
While Port Allen had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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