Haslett extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping them down to 12-8. They lost 9-2 to the Grand Ledge Comets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Comets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-8 on Thursday.
Kai Schaefer made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Grand Ledge, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-8. Nine seems to be a good number for them as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Grand Ledge's side, they got a great performance from Drew Birchmeier as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brett Baker, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He has become a key player for Grand Ledge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise. Tyler Terranova was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Haslett will venture away from home to square off against Coldwater at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Grand Ledge, they will head out to challenge East Lansing at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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