Portola scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Sage Hill Lightning with a sharp 11-2 victory. This was a revenge matchup for Portola, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-3 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Rocky Palacio made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Palacio has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Palacio was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Marinelli, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rider Cooper, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Sage Hill's side, Jack Pheasant made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Portola pushed their record up to 9-8-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Sage Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Portola will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sage Hill: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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