Baseball Game Preview: Kettering Captains vs. Royal Oak Ravens

For the second straight game, Kettering will face off against Royal Oak. The Captains are taking a road trip to take on the Ravens at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Kettering needed a bit of extra time to put away Royal Oak. They won by a run and slipped past the Ravens 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Captains.

For Royal Oak's part, Cameron Friedrich spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits. Friedrich also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Ravens are 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-14 otherwise.

At the plate, Jack Groya made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Paul Carter, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.

Royal Oak is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15. As for Kettering, their win bumped their record up to 3-8.