Baseball Recap: Petoskey Comes Up Short

Traverse City Central hit Petoskey with a five-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Northmen lost 11-1 to the Trojans. The Northmen were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.

Petoskey's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Traverse City Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.

Petoskey will square off against Boyne City at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Traverse City Central, they will challenge Forest Hills Northern at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Huskies have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.