Central Lake is 1-9 against East Jordan since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Trojans will be playing at home against the Red Devils at 4:00 p.m.
Bellaire hit Central Lake with a eight-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Trojans lost 11-1 to the Eagles. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central Lake saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Miller, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, East Jordan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Snowbirds a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Korbyn Russell's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elijah Burns, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Griffin Boyer was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
East Jordan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
East Jordan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Central Lake, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Central Lake suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to East Jordan when the teams last played back in June of 2023. Will the Trojans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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