For the second straight game, Portola will face off against Laguna Beach. The Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Breakers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Portola's hitters haven't had much luck over their past five matchups, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Portola came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-0 to Laguna Beach. Considering the last time the Bulldogs couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Laguna Beach's part, not much got past Branson Wade, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Portola off the board. Wade has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Moore, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Dylan Yencho was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Laguna Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Portola only posted a batting average of .160.
Laguna Beach has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Portola, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
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