The Negaunee Miners will head out on the road to challenge the Calumet Copper Kings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Negaunee beats Calumet with five runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Negaunee had just enough and edged Alpena out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Negaunee.
Meanwhile, Calumet sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Lake Linden-Hubbell on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Calumet has won by just one run.
Negaunee pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Calumet, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Negaunee took their victory against Calumet when the teams last played back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Negaunee 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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