It's playoff time, and Hesperia had no trouble coming through when it counted. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Manistee Mariners 4-3. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 16-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Blake Sayer
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Blake Sayer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 8.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Sayer wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Walker, who went 3-for-4 with one run. That's the most hits Walker has posted over his last nine matches. Another was Hudson Schmitz, who went 2-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Hesperia moved to 7-18 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Manistee, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-15.
Hesperia didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-3 defeat against Chippewa Hills on the 29th. Manistee has also already played their next game (against St. Francis), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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