Mishicot had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 7-13 to make it six. They fell just short of the Reedsville Panthers by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-2 on Tuesday.
Jax Vogel was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Owen Cisler also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
As for Reedsville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games.
On Reedsville's side, Landon Maertz got the start for Reedsville and what a start it was: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. What's more, Maertz posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four contests.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Schwahn, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Nathan Christensen, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Mishicot has already played their next game (against Gibraltar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Reedsville, they will challenge Green Bay East at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Red Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.94 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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