Portageville waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Senath-Hornersville Lions out 7-6. For Portageville, this counts as revenge for the 21-8 loss Senath-Hornersville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2021.
Aubrey Greenwell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Ja'niya Smith was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Laney Stone, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Senath-Hornersville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Walker, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaya Horton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Portageville has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Senath-Hornersville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Portageville will take on New Madrid County Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Portageville is on a five-game streak of home wins, New Madrid County Central a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Senath-Hornersville will take on Dexter at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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