The Calumet Copper Kings will venture away from home to challenge the Negaunee Miners at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Calumet is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Calumet took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Hancock, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Copper Kings had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 10-9.
Isabella Coppo was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bethany Garrow, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Calumet hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive matchups.
Marquette typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Negaunee proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sentinels, sneaking past 6-5. The Miners' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Negaunee and bumps their season record up to 2-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Calumet, their record now sits at 6-3.
Calumet suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Negaunee in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Can the Copper Kings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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