Goodrich won the last time they faced Frankenmuth and things went their way on Saturday too. The Martians narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Eagles 5-3. That's two games straight that the Martians have won by exactly two runs.
Ivan Kosmerick
| 05/03/25 vs Frankenmuth | 7 |
| 04/08/24 vs Millington | 6 |
| 04/05/24 vs Ogemaw Heights | 5 |
| 04/12/25 vs New Lothrop | 4 |
| 04/13/24 @ Linden | 1 |
Goodrich got a great performance from Ivan Kosmerick as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Kosmerick a new career-high.
At the plate, Goodrich saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Gould, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Another was Parker Pannell, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Goodrich pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Frankenmuth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Goodrich and Frankenmuth should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Martians (ranked 85th) will meet Clio (ranked 290th) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Frankenmuth will square off against Alma at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (29 vs. 157). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.4, the Panthers 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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