The Portola Tigers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the East Nicolaus Spartans at 3:30 p.m. Portola is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Portola lost 19-7 to Chester on Saturday.
Johnathon Moran was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Richardson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Portola hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chester struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus beat Durham 7-3 on Tuesday.
Andrew Herrmann was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Portola's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for East Nicolaus, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8.
Portola might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from East Nicolaus when the teams last played back in March. Will Portola have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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