SOPERTON — Portal put up a valiant effort in a 59-46 loss to Emanuel County Institute in the girls basketball GHSA region 3-A playoffs Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Panthers (10-17, 5-7, down by 10 points at halftime, battled back in the fourth quarter behind the effort of seniors Chandalier Morgan and Breyonna Raymond. However, ECI scored 17 points in the final five minutes of the game to move onto the next round.