Mason Banfield turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday: he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with more than seven strikeouts. This year, Banfield has an ERA of 3.71 over 17 innings pitched.
Banfield's strong effort led Negaunee over Westwood and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Westwood is limping into the matchup having lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season. There's no doubt they're looking for a change of fortune, will Negaunee have enough to stop it? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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