The Negaunee Miners will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Iron Mountain Mountaineers at 4:00 p.m. Iron Mountain took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Negaunee, who comes in off a win.
Negaunee is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Superior Central 14-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Negaunee considering their one-run performance the match before.
Negaunee got a great performance from Mason Banfield as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Banfield has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Owen Cardinal, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jack Siik, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Iron Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Escanaba.
Negaunee's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Iron Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Negaunee was able to grind out a solid win over Iron Mountain in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 9-4. Does Negaunee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Iron Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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