Negaunee is 1-9 against Gladstone since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Negaunee Miners are on the road again to play the Gladstone Braves at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Negaunee is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Kingsford a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Negaunee with their most commanding win of the season.
Morgan Robar looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Siik, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Braiden Noskey was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Gladstone took care of business in their home opener last Tuesday (and then some). They blew past Iron Mountain 17-2.
The victory got Negaunee back to even at 3-3. As for Gladstone, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0.
Negaunee came up short against Gladstone in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Negaunee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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