Baseball Recap: Kalamazoo Central Now 6-2 over Last Eight Games

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Previous Games

04/24/25 - Home	7-4 W
04/24/24 - Away	1-3 L
04/24/24 - Away	0-11 L
04/20/23 - Home	0-3 L
04/20/23 - Home	1-5 L
+ 5 more games

Kalamazoo Central hadn't done well against Portage Central recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Maroon Giants came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 7-4. For the Maroon Giants, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

The team relied heavily on Nick Dolislager, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Colin Hoenle, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Kalamazoo Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Portage Central, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Kalamazoo Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair will be back at it again later today.