East Lansing extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 12-19-1. They fell 8-4 to the Forest Hills Eastern Hawks. If the Trojans were looking for revenge after losing 6-3 to the Hawks when the teams met back in May of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Jean-Michael Smith
| 04/27/26 @ Everett | 4 |
| 04/23/26 vs St. Johns | 3 |
| 05/15/26 @ Forest Hills Eastern | 2 |
| 04/23/26 vs St. Johns | 2 |
| 05/14/26 @ Lansing Catholic | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
Jean-Michael Smith made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double. East Lansing is 3-1 when Smith posts two or more runs, but 9-18-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cooper Moye, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
As for Forest Hills Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games.
On Forest Hills Eastern's side, the team relied heavily on Cam Pallo, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Pallo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
While East Lansing had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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