Portland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Montgomery Central Indians by a score of 10-6. For Portland, this counts as revenge for the 9-4 defeat Montgomery Central walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Chase Runyon was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Duffy, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a stolen base.
On Montgomery Central's side, Gabrial Eddington made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Evander Powers was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Portland's victory bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Montgomery Central, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Portland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Montgomery Central: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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