Portland hasn't had much luck against Morgan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Highlanders are taking a road trip to challenge the Hukies at 4:00 p.m.
Portland fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against East Hampton on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bellringers by a score of 5-4.
Meanwhile, Morgan had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They blew past the Wildcats 10-1. The Hukies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Jacoby Brown tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Morgan got a massive performance out of Travis Aiken, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four hits gave Aiken a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathan Levy, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
Morgan's record now sits at 7-4. As for Portland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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