Portage proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Cambria Heights Highlanders 10-8. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 17-9 victory the Highlanders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2025.
Reese Pinizzotto made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits. Pinizzotto was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
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In other batting news, Portage got a massive performance out of Kiera McCarty, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those two hits gave McCarty a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Adasyn Trusik, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Portage kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cambria Heights only managed eight.
The win (which was Portage's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 8.3 runs this season. As for Cambria Heights, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2.
Portage will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Highlanders: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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