Day's hat-trick moves Boyne to 6-0, East Jordan baseball sweeps again
BOYNE FALLS — Opponents know there’s a few players they need to watch out for within the Boyne City attacking lineup.
But, even knowing who to mark doesn’t make it much easier. Not when multiple could go off on any given night.
When the Boyne City girls’ soccer team met up with Ogemaw Heights in a rescheduled match at Boyne Mountain Monday, it was Elly Day’s turn to go off.
Not that she hasn’t done that already, though.
Day came through with her first hat-trick of the season against Ogemaw, scoring three goals in a 5-0 victory that kept the Ramblers undefeated.
Along with Day, Braydin Noble and Mackensy Wilson each added one goal. Noble also had one assist and Mira Hauger notched a pair of assists.
It brings the season total to six goals through six games for Day, while Noble has five and Wilson, four.
Maggie McHugh earned another shutout victory in net for the Ramblers, her third of the season.
It sets up an unbeaten showdown with Elk Rapids ahead on Thursday, April 27 when the Ramblers make the trip to the Elks.
Boyne City will head in at 6-0 and 4-0 within the Lake Michigan Conference and the Elks are currently 5-0-1 and 4-0 in the LMC.
BASEBALL
Lake City at East Jordan
EAST JORDAN — Ethan Thomas, Eli Burns and Lucas Stone combined to throw a no-hitter for the East Jordan baseball team in the opening matchup vs. Lake City Monday.
The Red Devils earned a two-game sweep with wins of 9-0 and 6-4.
“Our first game was probably our best played game of the season to this point,” EJ coach Tom Reid said. “Our pitchers may have led us with the no-hitter, but there were really good plays made in the field and the bats carried us through. Game two was a very gritty win. The boys seemed to hit rockets right to the Lake City’s gloves every inning, but we were able to eke out the win.”
Thomas, Burns and Stone combined for nine strikeouts and four walks issued in the no-no.
Ryder Malpass had a double, single and two RBIs, Thomas had a two-run double Ben Reid and Steven Anderson each drove in a run on a single and Brenden Aenis doubled.
Reid earned the win in game two with four strikeouts in relief action, while Stone earned the save in an inning of work. Dawson Carey singled twice and had an RBI and Thomas had a two-run single.
The Red Devils (10-0) host Petoskey on Wednesday, April 26.
Brimley at Mackinaw City
MACKINAW CITY — The Mackinaw City baseball team earned a pair of victories over Brimley Monday in wins of 10-1 and 7-2.
Lars Huffman improved to 6-0 as a starter on the mound in game one, striking out four over three and two thirds, before Braylon Currie took over.
Huffman also tripled and drove in two runs, Nick Vieau went 2 for 3 and Trystan Swanson had an RBI single.
Swanson earned the victory in game two, striking out five over five innings to earn his first win.
Huffman singled, doubled and scored twice, Currie went 2 for 3 with two runs scored, Tyler Hingston doubled in a run and Vieau, Myran Thompson and Lucas Bergstrom all added an RBI each.
Mackinaw City improved to 9-3 overall and host Atlanta on Wednesday, April 26.
Harbor Springs at Alpena
ALPENA — The Harbor Springs baseball team got back to the diamond Monday after a layoff and took a pair of losses against Alpena on the road in games of 9-6 and 7-6.
In the opener, Nate Schumaker went five innings and struck out five, while allowing five hits.
Jack Clancy singled in two runs, while Tyler Piper, Brady Keiser and Max Bassett all added an RBI single.
In game two, Keiser and Clancy combined for four strikeouts and five hits allowed over five and two thirds, as the Wildcats walked it off.
Clancy went 4 for 4 at the plate with two RBIs, Chase Kruzel drove in two runs, while Andru Lynch and Ethan Berry each had an RBI.
The Rams moved to 1-4-1 overall and next head to East Jordan on Thursday, April 27.
Inland Lakes at Harbor Light
HARBOR SPRINGS — Harbor Light Christian baseball fell in a doubleheader at home vs. Inland Lakes Monday in games of 13-4 and 11-4.
Caleb Ogden had a home run over the left centerfield fence in game two of the night, then added another RBI and run scored, along with a couple innings on the mound.
Joe Ruthig singled twice, scored two and stole a pair of bags and Derk Boerman went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs combined between the two games.
SOFTBALL
Brimley at Mackinaw City
MACKINAW CITY — The Mackinaw City softball team battled through a doubleheader with Brimley Monday to pull in a sweep with wins of 18-8 and 13-5.
Marlie Postula earned the pitching win in both games, striking out five in five innings with seven hits allowed in the opener, before then going six innings with seven strikeouts and six hits given up in game two.
Postula also doubled twice and drove in four RBIs in the opener, Madison Smith and Julia Sullivan each singled, doubled and had an RBI and Jillian Poumode scored three runs.
In game two, Gracie Beauchamp singled three times, scored three runs and stole three bases, while also driving in two runs.
Smith tripled and had an RBI, Sullivan singled in a run and Rian Esper singled and scored twice.
Mackinaw City next meets Atlanta at home Wednesday, then heads to Pickford Friday.
Lake City at East Jordan
EAST JORDAN — After earning a sweep over the weekend, the East Jordan softball team was back to it Monday and back to taking a pair for the win column.
Meeting Lake City in a non-conference doubleheader, the Red Devils pulled in wins of 9-8 and 9-4 to improve to 4-6 on the season.
In the opener, Alley Whiteford drove in a pair of RBIs on a game-winning double in the sixth inning. She also added a single in the game.
Lillian Stone also had an RBI double and Caitlyn Burks singled twice.
Skylar Barnett earned the win pitching, striking out four with 12 hits allowed.
In game two, Burks had a single, double and two RBIs, Lizzie Pop drove in two runs, Lindsey Cross singled twice and drove in a run, Whiteford doubled and Avary Wilson and Barnett each had an RBI.
Sydney Guerriero earned the pithing win with a pair of punchouts and eight hits issued.
East Jordan welcomes Petoskey Wednesday, April 26, then brings in Harbor Springs Thursday.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Day's hat-trick moves Boyne to 6-0, East Jordan baseball sweeps again
