Portage is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Southern Huntingdon County a 16-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Portage Mustangs will take on the Southern Huntingdon County Rockets in a tournament on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Friday, Portage came up short against Conemaugh Valley and fell 7-2.
Portage got a good showing from Ethan Strittmatter, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Strittmatter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Portage saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Klein, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Nathan Phillips also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Southern Huntingdon County lost 12-1 to Northern Bedford County on Tuesday.
Portage's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Southern Huntingdon County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Portage was able to grind out a solid victory over Southern Huntingdon County in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 6-3. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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