Cassopolis extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping them down to 5-9-1. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marcellus Wildcats. The Rangers were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
Cassopolis saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trystan Grant, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Marcellus, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games.
On Marcellus' side, Seth Barrera and Eli Torres made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Barrera pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Meanwhile, Torres pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Barrera is becoming a predictor of Marcellus' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 5-2 (and 4-6 when he doesn't). At the plate, Barrera went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Torres went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave Torres a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cale Hackenberg, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Marcellus is undefeated when Hackenberg posts two or more runs, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Rumsey, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
While Cassopolis had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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