Baseball Recap: Dow Comes Up Short

Chargers

Previous 5 Games

05/07/26 vs Alpena	4-5
05/06/26 @ Central	12-4
05/04/26 vs Central	17-0
05/04/26 vs Central	15-4
05/01/26 vs Standish-Sterling	2-2

Dow dropped down to 18-5-1 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Alpena Wildcats by a score of 5-4. The Chargers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

As for Alpena, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since April 11th.

For Alpena's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eion Eades, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave Eades a new career-high. Another was Troy MacArthur, who went 3-for-4 with one run.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Dow beat Alpena by a score of 8-2 later that day.