Portsmouth Christian Academy dropped their record down to 2-3 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Pittsfield Panthers by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
As for Pittsfield, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Pittsfield's part, not much got past Alex Penney, who gave up just two hits and racked up 19 Ks to keep Portsmouth Christian Academy off the board. Those 19 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Penney.
On the hitting side, Pittsfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carly Griffin, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
While Portsmouth Christian Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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