Listen live Thursday afternoon on the Slocum Sports Network to a high school baseball doubleheader with the Portage Central Mustangs hosting the Gull Lake Blue Devils.   Game one is scheduled for a 4 p.m. ET first pitch.

Portage Central is 7-6 overall, trying to snap a four-game losing streak.  They’ve faced strong opposition over the last week, losing Tuesday 4-2 and 11-2 against Lakeshore (#12 in Division 2), and Saturday 7-1 to Vicksburg (#6 in D2) and 4-0 to Hackett Catholic (#4 in D4).   Prior to the four-game losing streak, the Mustangs had a five-game win streak, including two wins Friday over Coldwater (8-4, 5-2).

Gull Lake is 7-7 overall, most recently splitting with Mattawan Tuesday (6-5 win, 13-1 loss).  The previous week, the Blue Devils lost two tight games at Portage Northern (#15 in D1) 7-3 and 4-3.

Listen to Thursday’s games live on the Slocum Sports Network with game one set for a 4 p.m. start at Portage Central.