Baseball Recap: East Jordan Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 @ Central Lake	27
05/09/25 @ Central Lake	21
05/12/25 @ Bellaire	16
04/28/25 @ Forest Area	16
05/15/25 vs Johannesburg-Lewiston	15

East Jordan came tearing into Wednesday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mancelona Ironmen a 9-0 shutout. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Korbyn Russell was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on William Webb, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Elijah Burns, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

East Jordan pushed their record up to 22-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mancelona, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-6 record.

Coming up, Mancelona will take on Glen Lake at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lakers will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Ironmen surely won't give up without a fight. East Jordan will be paying especially close attention to Mancelona's game: after Mancelona faces off against Glen Lake, they'll take on East Jordan again at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.