Portland and Hale Ray are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Highlanders will host the Noises at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Portland took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against East Hampton as they made off with an 8-2 win. The Highlanders not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 5th (when they won 15-3).
Joe Angersola made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Angersola was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
Bryce Walsh
| 05/20/25 vs East Hampton | 3 |
| 05/10/24 @ East Hampton | 2 |
| 05/09/24 @ Middletown | 2 |
| 04/29/24 @ Hale Ray | 2 |
| 05/04/24 vs North Branford | 1 |
In other batting news, Portland let Bryce Walsh and Conner Doyle run wild. Walsh went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one stolen base, while Doyle got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Walsh a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Ciarleglio, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Hale Ray made sure to put some runs up on the board against Putnam on Tuesday. The Noises were the clear victors by an 11-3 margin over the Clippers.
Hale Ray's victory bumped their record up to 4-14. As for Portland, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.
Everything went Portland's way against Hale Ray in their previous matchup back in April, as Portland made off with a 15-3 victory. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Noises turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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