Winchester Community waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Eastern Hancock Royals onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. That's two games straight that Winchester Community has won by exactly five runs.
Landen Porfidio was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Porfidio was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Winchester Community let Dravin Whitehead and Justin Cox loose on the outfield. Whitehead went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, while Cox scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Winchester Community pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Eastern Hancock, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Winchester Community will square off against Tri at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Winchester Community's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Tri's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Eastern Hancock, they will head out on the road to take on Northeastern at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Eastern Hancock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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