Vandercook Lake had lost eight straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 1-19 to make it nine. They came up short against the Michigan Center Cardinals, falling 10-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 on Friday.
As for Michigan Center, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-17-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games.
For Michigan Center's part, Marshall Warder looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Warder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Layher, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Forward, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Vandercook Lake has already played their next contest (against Addison), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Michigan Center, they have also already played their next game, a 17-1 defeat against Springport on the 27th.
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