The Escanaba Eskymos will head out to face off against the Houghton Gremlins at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Escanaba has six straight victories, Houghton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Escanaba had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Bark River-Harris on Friday. The Eskymos blew past the Broncos 10-2. Considering the Eskymos have won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Negaunee hit Houghton with a eight-run first inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Gremlins came up short against the Miners, falling 12-6.
Escanaba pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Houghton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
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