Baseball Preview: West Bloomfield Lakers vs. Ecorse Raiders
West Bloomfield is 4-0 against Ecorse since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The West Bloomfield Lakers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Ecorse Raiders. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Bloomfield: 2, Ecorse: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Bloomfield's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Seaholm/Groves.
Meanwhile, Ecorse earned a 6-2 win over Taylor Prep on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ecorse.
Jefferson De La Cruz was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. De la Cruz was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Larry Little, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
West Bloomfield's victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. As for Ecorse, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season.
West Bloomfield took their win against Ecorse in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. Will West Bloomfield repeat their success, or does Ecorse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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