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Goodrich has won the Division 2 title in the Greater Flint Tournament twice in the past, but the Martians have never won the title at the Division 1 level. With the way the Martians keep winning games, they just might change that this season.

"The reason we won this game was because of our defense," Goodrich coach Bob Foreback said. "We made all the plays today and that was good enough for the win."

With the game tied 2-2, Goodrich got the first two men on base to start of their half of the sixth inning. Leadoff hitter Steve Hughes then singled home Joe Zito for what ended up being the game-winning RBI. Jake Bourassa and Caleb Jones each added RBIs on singles, as the Martians took a 5- 2 lead after the completion of six innings of play.

Zito once again started the rally in the seventh, leading off the inning with a single. Kyler Elsworth and Hughes followed that with back-to-back singles to load the bases. Bourassa, who was 4-for-4 with three RBIs, added another RBI with a single in the seventh, scoring Zito. Jones, who drove in three runs on two hits, singled in the Martians final run to give them the five-run win.

Hughes ended the game 2-for-4, scoring three times with an RBI. Zito scored twice while Elsworth had a hit and scored once as well. Jones picked up the, pitching the final 3 1/3 innings without allowing a run. Jones struck out two while surrendering two hits to the Tigers.

Around the horn

Dryden 3-2, Caseville 0-1
At Caseville, Dryden (7-9, 6-4) swept a pair of NCTL games from the Eagles on Friday.
Tom Ferrett struck out 13 in six innings in the opener, tossing a two-hitter along the way. Evan Crean added two doubles in the win.
In Game 2, Nick Dunnigan and Ferrett combined to throw a one-hitter over six innings to complete the sweep. Ferrett added two hits, including a double.

Marlette 10-3, Sandusky 5-10
At Sandusky, the Red Raiders (3-12, 1-5 GTE) dropped a pair of games to the Redskins in Greater Thumb East action from Thursday.
Shawn Monroe picked up the win in Game 1, striking out four along with walking four.
Shane Mitrovich pitched the final two innings of the game. Matt Cook had two hits, including a double and an RBI. David Bliss and Tony Clark were each 2-for-4 with two singles.
Monroe and Kyle Macumber drove in two runs in the opening game win.
In Game 2, the Red Raiders managed just three runs in the loss. Monroe was 2-for-3 with a double in the loss.
Brown City 5-6, Ubly 9-3: In Brown City, the Green Devils dropped the opening game in GTE action from Thursday before the second game was called after four innings due to darkness.
In the opener, Brown City (11-3, 4-1 GTE) trailed throughout, as the Bearcats scored four times in the top of the second to get the lead. Ed Martus was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the loss. Martus added two more hits in Game 2, driving in one run while scoring another.