Onekama had lost four straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-3 to make it five. They fell just short of the Mesick Bulldogs by a score of 4-3. If the Portagers were looking for revenge after losing 19-5 to the Bulldogs when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Bennett Zeller was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run.
As for Mesick, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
On Mesick's side, Cody Linna was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Linna was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season.
Linna wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaeden Simpson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Kyle Doty also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Onekama beat Mesick by a score of 17-12 later that day.
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