After two games on the road, Portola is heading back home. They will take on the Sage Hill Lightning at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Portola had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Sage Hill.
Dominic Dave was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rocky Palacio and Cooper Marinelli stepped up to the plate in a big way. Palacio scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Marinelli scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Palacio is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaac Lin, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Portola dropped their record down to 8-8-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sage Hill, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15.
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