SOUTH PORTLAND — Portland won its fourth straight game and beat South Portland for the second time this season with a 59-54 win in an SMAA boys’ basketball game Tuesday night at Beal Gym.
Seventh-ranked Portland (10-7) trailed early but soon took the lead for good. Fourth-ranked South Portland (12-5) cut it to three points late in the game, but the Bulldogs followed with four straight points in the final minute.
On Jan. 19, the Bulldogs beat the Red Riots in a three-overtime thriller, 80-71.