There's no place like home for Londonderry, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Portsmouth Clippers on Friday by a score of 4-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lancers have posted since May 14, 2024.
Londonderry got a great performance from Jaylen Stott as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Londonderry's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jet Jones, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Jones has snagged this season. Another was Zach Green, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Londonderry is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Portsmouth fell to 2-1.
Coming up, Londonderry will challenge Timberlane at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Portsmouth, they will square off against Manchester Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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