The New Haven Rockets will venture away from home to challenge the Algonac Muskrats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Haven has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 14 straight losses, while Algonac will come in with five straight wins.
Memphis hit New Haven with a five-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rockets came up short against the Yellowjackets, falling 10-1.
New Haven saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jerikah Bowman Class 2026, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Ashlyn Sanchez Class 2027 also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Algonac ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Lake Orion.
Michael Kenel was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Algonac's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-12-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for New Haven, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
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