The Charlevoix Rayders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the East Jordan Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Charlevoix: 2.8, East Jordan: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Charlevoix had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Big Rapids.
Meanwhile, East Jordan's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Monday. They never let Boyne City onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
East Jordan's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Korbyn Russell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Charlevoix's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6-1. As for East Jordan, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-7-1.
Charlevoix took their win against East Jordan when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 15-0. Does Charlevoix have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Jordan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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