Portola is 0-10 against Woodbridge since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Portola Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Woodbridge Warriors at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Portola ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Laguna Hills 2-1.
Keyan Park was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Park was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Tristan Nguyen looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Park wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rocky Palacio, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Woodbridge owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Sage Hill.
The team relied heavily on Jake Haruki, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Stottlemyer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Portola's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5-1. As for Woodbridge, their record now sits at 8-4.
Portola came up short against Woodbridge when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Portola, Matthew Kuromoto (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine 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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