The Cass Tech Technicians will challenge the Ecorse Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cass Tech's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Ecorse's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
University Liggett hit Cass Tech with a four-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Technicians and the Knights finished up their game with an 8-8 draw.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Ecorse made sure to put some runs up on the board against Clarenceville on Tuesday. The Raiders put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 16-7 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by nine runs or more this season.
Elijah Carl and Kaleb Chandler made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Carl tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Chandler pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. At bat, Carl got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base, while Chandler went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Ecorse got a massive performance out of Michael Barclay, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those five stolen bases gave Barclay a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Korry Buxton, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Ecorse's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. Cass Tech's draw gives them a new season record of 40-11-1.
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