The East Jordan Red Devils will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Laker Lakers at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Jordan's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Johannesburg-Lewiston.
Elijah Burns was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. Burns has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burns was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Stone, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Brenden Aenis was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Laker entered their tilt with Cass City with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Hawks on Monday and snuck past 4-3.
East Jordan has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-1 record this season. As for Laker, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
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