Escanaba has won four straight games at home, while Kingsford has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Eskymos will welcome the Flivvers at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Escanaba is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Gladstone, who was ranked 19th at the time (Escanaba was ranked fifth). The Eskymos never let the Braves get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Eskymos in their matchups with the Braves: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Kingsford got the win against Menominee on Monday by a conclusive 10-0.
Anna Bortolini and Kailey Sundquist did most of the damage at the plate: Bortolini went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Sundquist went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Jazz Shaughnessy was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Escanaba's win bumped their record up to 25-3. As for Kingsford, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Escanaba took their win against Kingsford when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-0 score. Do the Eskymos have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Flivvers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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