Baseball Game Preview: L'Anse Creuse North Heads Out

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 2:31am

Baseball Preview: L'Anse Creuse North Crusaders vs. St. Clair Saints

The L'Anse Creuse North Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the St. Clair Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. L'Anse Creuse North will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

If L'Anse Creuse North beats St. Clair with four runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. L'Anse Creuse North narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. Clair 4-2.

Kayden Schankowski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, L'Anse Creuse North's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zack Grinde, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

L'Anse Creuse North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12-1 record this season. As for St. Clair, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.

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