Portsmouth faced Bishop Hendricken in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Patriots fell 4-1 to the Hawks. The Patriots have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Portsmouth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Brule, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Portsmouth's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Bishop Hendricken, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Portsmouth is set to challenge their familiar foe Coventry at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Bishop Hendricken will square off against rival Smithfield at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 2.2, the Sentinels 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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