PORTAL – An eight-run fifth inning finally put the brakes on a five game losing skid as the Portal Panthers powered their way to a 14-6 victory over Montgomery County Tuesday evening. Trailing 6-4 in the fifth, the Panthers (6-7, 2-6 Region 3-A) ripped off seven hits and sent 12 batters to the plate as they took the lead for good. “We kept battling,” Portal coach Dennis Moore said.