The Allen Park Jaguars will face off against the Woodhaven Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Allen Park 3, Woodhaven 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Allen Park is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Roosevelt just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 6-5.
Easton Danosky was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Allen Park saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reece Phillips, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Joey Sackrison, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Woodhaven, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Carlson a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday.
The result came thanks to Talan Holladay-Smith's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
Allen Park's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6-1. As for Woodhaven, their victory bumped their record up to 19-7.
Allen Park was able to grind out a solid win over Woodhaven when the teams last played back in April, winning 9-5. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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