The Bellaire Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Mancelona Ironmen at 2:00 a.m. on Friday.
Bellaire is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since June 1, 2024 on Monday. They lost 16-0 to East Jordan. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Red Devils: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Mancelona waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Cardinals.
Ryan Naumcheff was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Naumcheff wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Isiac Burley, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Mancelona's record now sits at 9-5. As for Bellaire, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4-1.
Bellaire skirted past Mancelona 3-1 when the teams last played on Wednesday. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Ironmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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