The Negaunee Miners will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Kingsford Flivvers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Negaunee's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Westwood with a sharp 10-0 win. With that victory, Negaunee brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Negaunee got a massive performance out of Carsen Belanger, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Braiden Noskey, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Kingsford had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Mountaineers 10-0. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Kingsford yet this season.
Negaunee's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8-1. As for Kingsford, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Negaunee took their victory against Kingsford in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 9-0. Does Negaunee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kingsford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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