Kalkaska is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Cheboygan a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Kalkaska Blazers will be playing at home against the Cheboygan Chiefs at 4:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kalkaska fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against McBain on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ramblers by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Blazers have suffered since May 20, 2024.
Kalkaska got a good showing from Noah Patnode, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Hunter Semak was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season.
Grayling hit Cheboygan with a five-run third inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Chiefs took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Cheboygan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Munger, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Cheboygan's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Kalkaska, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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