Lamphere was the 6-5 winner over Marine City when they last played one another back in June of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lamphere Rams fell just short of the Marine City Mariners by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday.
For Marine City's part, Parker Atkinson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Atkinson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Atkinson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-6 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Atkinson wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Danny VandeVyver, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Nick Ruffino, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base.
Lamphere's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Marine City, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
While Lamphere had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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