The Mancelona Ironmen will face off against the Bellaire Eagles at 2:00 a.m. on Friday. Bellaire took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mancelona, who comes in off a win.
Bellaire will be up against a hot Mancelona team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Ironmen came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against Johannesburg-Lewiston.
Ryan Naumcheff made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Naumcheff wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Isiac Burley, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bellaire fell victim to East Jordan and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 16-0 to the Red Devils. The Eagles have struggled against the Red Devils recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Bellaire's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Mancelona, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Mancelona couldn't quite finish off Bellaire in their previous meeting on Wednesday and fell 3-1. Can the Ironmen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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