The Kingsford Flivvers will head out on the road to square off against the Menominee Maroons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kingsford has five straight victories, Menominee has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Kingsford and Marquette meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Flivvers beat the Sentinels by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 19-4. The result was nothing new for the Flivvers, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Menominee fell victim to Marquette and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 15-0 to the Sentinels.
Kingsford pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Menominee, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Kingsford took their win against Menominee in their previous meeting on Friday by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flivvers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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