Portland is 1-9 against Morgan since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Portland Highlanders are on the road again to play the Morgan Huskies at 6:30 p.m. Portland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Portland came up short against Ellington and fell 11-6.
Gerry Hall put in work no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Hall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hall was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kenneth Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Morgan owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They came out on top against Cromwell by a score of 4-0.
Not much got past Ryan Donadio, who gave up just four hits to keep Cromwell off the board.
At the plate, Morgan's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Benjamin Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Portland's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Morgan, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Portland suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Morgan when the teams last played back in April. Can Portland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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