Garden City posted their closest win since April 12th on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Allen Park Jaguars 4-3.
Garden City got a great performance from Dallas Collins as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Armstrong, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Lewandowski, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Garden City is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Allen Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-8-1.
Garden City and Allen Park should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Cougars (ranked 115th) will meet Redford Union (ranked 603rd) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Allen Park will face off against Cass Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (42 vs. 174). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Jaguars 3.1, the Technicians 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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