The Iron Mountain Mountaineers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jeffers Jets at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Iron Mountain is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Negaunee on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 13-2 loss at the hands of the Miners. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Iron Mountain in their matchups with Negaunee: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Jeffers ultimately got the result they hoped for last Monday. They skirted past Houghton 4-3.
Levi Frahm and Cody Turner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Frahm pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Turner struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). At the plate, Frahm scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Turner scored a run while going 2-for-5.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Kinnunen, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Iron Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Jeffers, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Iron Mountain came up short against Jeffers in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, falling 18-13. Can Iron Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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