The Cass City Red Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Bad Axe Hatchets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cass City has three straight victories, Bad Axe has 18 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cass City proved they can win big on Monday (they won by nine) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Laker 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Jackson Anthony, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Matt Mellendorf, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Bad Axe lost 12-2 to Brown City on Monday.
Bad Axe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Henline, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Henline has hit this season.
Bad Axe's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Cass City, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Bad Axe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cass City hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .317. It's a different story for Bad Axe, though, as they've only averaged .187. Will they be able to contain Cass City's hitters?
Cass City took their win against Bad Axe in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Will the Red Hawks repeat their success, or do the Hatchets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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