The Negaunee Miners will square off against the Calumet Copper Kings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Negaunee's win against Marquette wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Miners narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Sentinels 6-5. The Miners' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Calumet had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against the Bulldogs.
Calumet got a massive performance out of Isabella Coppo, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Bethany Garrow, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Calumet hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive contests.
The win made it two in a row for Negaunee and bumps their season record up to 2-6. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Calumet, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Negaunee's way against Calumet in their previous meeting back in May of 2019, as Negaunee made off with an 11-1 win. Do the Miners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Copper Kings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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