The Michigan Center Cardinals will head out to face off against the Adrian Maples at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Michigan Center has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Michigan Center is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Springport on Tuesday. They lost 17-1 to the Spartans. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Dundee typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Adrian proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Maples, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Joelden Griffin, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Dundee off the board. Griffin has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Adrian's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Julius Robichaud, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another was Tyler Bruggeman, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Adrian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-12. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Michigan Center, their loss dropped their record down to 8-18-1.
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