It was a proper cat-fight when Allen Park duked it out with Garden City on Saturday. The Jaguars fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. The Jaguars' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Brody Matelic made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Allen Park's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8-1. As for Garden City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Allen Park and Garden City should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Jaguars (ranked 42nd) will meet Cass Tech (ranked 174th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Allen Park 3.1, the Technicians 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Garden City will take on Redford Union at 4:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (115 vs. 603).
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