Elk Rapids entered their tilt with Mt. Pleasant with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They had just enough and edged the Mt. Pleasant Oilers out 7-5. This was payback for Elk Rapids, who suffered a 10-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Haleigh Yocom, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley McCann, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Elk Rapids pushed their record up to 16-1-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Mt. Pleasant, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.
Elk Rapids didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-0 loss vs. Frankenmuth on the 4th. As for Mt. Pleasant, they will be playing at home against Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Central's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Mt. Pleasant's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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