Baseball Game Preview: Holt Rams vs. Okemos Chiefs

Holt is 2-8 against Okemos since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rams will welcome the Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Holt will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Grand Ledge, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rams walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Comets on Monday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.

Meanwhile, Okemos got the win against East Lansing on Monday by a conclusive 12-2. Considering the Chiefs have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Okemos is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Holt, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.

Holt couldn't quite get it done against Okemos in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 as they fell 6-3. Will the Rams have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.