The Harbor Springs Rams are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge the Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Harbor Springs came up short against Charlevoix on Thursday, falling 14-4. The Rams have struggled against the Rayders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Johannesburg-Lewiston entered their tilt with Inland Lakes on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victors by a 16-4 margin over the Bulldogs. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Johannesburg-Lewiston got a great performance from Emerson Valentine as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ashlynn Burke, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Madison Peppin, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Johannesburg-Lewiston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .524 or higher in three consecutive games.
Johannesburg-Lewiston's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Harbor Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Harbor Springs might still be hurting after the 19-0 defeat they got from Johannesburg-Lewiston in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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