Gaylord and Traverse City Central are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Gaylord Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Traverse City Central Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gaylord is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Gaylord is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Grand Blanc, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Gaylord was ranked tenth). Gaylord fell just short of Grand Blanc by a score of 6-4 on Friday.
Gaylord saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Jones, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Jones, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Traverse City Central's good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dow. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Traverse City Central couldn't push the score so high this time.
Gaylord's defeat ended a 25-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3. As for Traverse City Central, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Everything went Gaylord's way against Traverse City Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Gaylord made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gaylord since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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