The Lake Erie Monarchs (8-15) beat the Grand Lake Mariners (14-9) 2-1 on Thursday at Flat Rock Field behind Jimmy Kerr, who went 2-4 and hit a home run.
He singled in the first inning and homered in the seventh inning.Devin Peters kept contact to a minimum, striking out seven the Grand Lake Mariners batters. Peters allowed no earned runs, six hits and three walks over eight innings.
Justin Palmbos was effective even in defeat, mowing down seven the Lake Erie Monarchs batters and allowing two runs.
Palmbos was charged with his second loss of the year.