The Traverse City Christian Sabres will face off against the Ellsworth Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Traverse City Christian lost 13-2 to Harbor Light Christian on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Sabres in their meetings with the Swordsmen: they've now lost three in a row.
Isaiah Willis
| 05/08/25 vs Buckley | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Suttons Bay | 3 |
| 05/13/25 @ Harbor Light Christian | 2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Buckley | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ Marion | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Isaiah Willis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Traverse City Christian: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth got themselves on the board against Buckley on Tuesday, but Buckley never followed suit. They skirted past the Bears 1-0. The win was some much needed relief for the Lancers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Skyler Seeney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Seeney was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Seeney wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Karson Clarke, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Roman Windish also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Traverse City Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Ellsworth, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
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