Thursday just wasn't the day for Portsmouth's offense. They lost 9-0 to the Ironton Fighting Tigers on Thursday. Portsmouth's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Ironton's part, not much got past Braylin Wallace, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Portsmouth off the board. Wallace has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Khamil Martin, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Graycie Brammer, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Portsmouth's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-14. As for Ironton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Portsmouth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ironton, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Meigs, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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