The Birch Run Panthers will head out to face off against the Montrose Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
New Lothrop hit Birch Run with a four-run second inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 7-6.
Meanwhile, Montrose was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Ovid-Elsie, falling 20-3. On the bright side, the three- run performance marked the Rams' highest-scoring match to date.
Montrose saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Gross, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That run was Gross' first of the season.
Birch Run's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Montrose, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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