After a string of six wins, Negaunee's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 8-5 to the Kingsford Flivvers. Negaunee was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Kingsford apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Negaunee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Cardinal, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Negaunee's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9-1. As for Kingsford, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Negaunee will stay at home for another game and welcome Houghton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kingsford will take on Norway at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Norway's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Kingsford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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