After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Charlevoix, East Jordan was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They never let the Harbor Springs Rams onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's more bragging rights for East Jordan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Korbyn Russell made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Russell has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Russell was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Elijah Burns was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
East Jordan's victory bumped their record up to 14-9-1. As for Harbor Springs, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
East Jordan will head out on the road to square off against Johannesburg-Lewiston at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Jordan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Johannesburg-Lewiston's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Harbor Springs, they will be playing at home against Pellston at 4:30 p.m. on May 28th.
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