Portsmouth put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Adams Green Devils a 13-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Portsmouth needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Jacob Roth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Roth has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Roth was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Trevin Brooks was incredible, going 2-for-4 with five RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Malachi Loper, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On North Adams' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Rothwell, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Portsmouth is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for North Adams, they dropped their record down to 6-15 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Portsmouth will take on Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Portsmouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for North Adams, they will head out on the road to take on Minford at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Minford's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so North Adams' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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