The Traverse City Central Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Goodrich Martians at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Traverse City Central: 3, Goodrich: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Traverse City Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Gaylord, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Traverse City Central was ranked 20th). Traverse City Central lost 10-2 to Gaylord on Wednesday. Traverse City Central has struggled against Gaylord recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Goodrich narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lake Fenton 4-3.
Traverse City Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Goodrich, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5-1 record this season.
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