The Portage Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Meyersdale Red Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Portage is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Portage will head into Wednesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Wednesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Wednesday was a bit more commanding. They lost 11-1 to United.
Meanwhile, Meyersdale got themselves on the board against Ferndale on Wednesday, but Ferndale never followed suit. They blew past the Yellow Jackets 11-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Meyersdale considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Ryan Sechler was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Sechler was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Spencer Whitfield, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Dylan Teets was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Portage's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Meyersdale, their victory bumped their record up to 4-13.
Portage might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Meyersdale when the teams last played back in May of 2017. Thankfully for Portage, Riley Christner (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 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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