Portsmouth hit Dawson-Bryant with a five-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hornets came up short against the Trojans, falling 9-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-7 on April 6th.
Dawson-Bryant saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landen Riley, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Dawson-Bryant and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Portsmouth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Dawson-Bryant will square off against rival Fairland at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Portsmouth is set to take on their familiar foe Ironton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 3.8, the Fighting Tigers 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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