The Portland Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Portland narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Greenbrier 4-3. The win was just what Portland needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Allen County-Scottsville beat Garrard County 6-1 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Allen County-Scottsville.
Aubrey Williams was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Hopkins, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Portland's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Allen County-Scottsville, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Portland took their victory against Allen County-Scottsville when the teams last played back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 11-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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