For the second straight game, Marine City will face off against Lake Shore. The Mariners will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shorians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Marine City 2.9, Lake Shore 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Marine City's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Lake Shore hitters got past them. The Mariners fell 11-7 to the Shorians on Tuesday. The Mariners' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Cooper Letson and Andrew Ceynar did some serious damage despite the final result: Letson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Ceynar scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Michael Blunden, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Lake Shore pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Marine City, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
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