Gladstone had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 8-8 to make it four. They lost 10-0 to the Negaunee Miners. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Miners this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-6 two weeks ago.
As for Negaunee, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
For Negaunee's part, Morgan Robar made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Robar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Negaunee got a big performance out of Aiden Steele, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave Steele a new career-high. Devin Jurmu also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gladstone will square off against Marquette at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Braves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Sentinels have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Negaunee, they will challenge Escanaba at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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