Portsmouth and South Point are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Portsmouth Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the South Point Pointers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Portsmouth's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Ironton on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Tigers. Portsmouth's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, South Point was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 15-4 to Rock Hill.
South Point saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddy Evans, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Portsmouth's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for South Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Portsmouth took their victory against South Point when the teams last played on April 6th by a conclusive 18-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portsmouth since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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