East Jordan and Johannesburg-Lewiston are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The East Jordan Red Devils will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. East Jordan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Johannesburg-Lewiston's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If East Jordan beats Johannesburg-Lewiston with four runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. East Jordan's pitchers stepped up to hand Harbor Springs a 4-0 shutout on Monday. That's two games straight that East Jordan has won by exactly four runs.
East Jordan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Korbyn Russell, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Johannesburg-Lewiston was able to grind out a solid victory over Bellaire on Thursday, taking the game 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Johannesburg-Lewiston.
East Jordan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-10-1. As for Johannesburg-Lewiston, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
East Jordan was able to grind out a solid victory over Johannesburg-Lewiston in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, winning 14-11. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Jordan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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