Baseball Recap: Whitmore Lake Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Gabriel Richard, Whitmore Lake was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Hope Christian Academy Hawks. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Curtis Bower

Base on Balls Against

05/29/26 vs Hope Christian Academy	1
05/23/26 @ Gabriel Richard	2
05/21/26 @ Plymouth Christian Academy	0
05/15/26 vs Greenhills	1
05/13/26 @ Oakland Christian	2
+ 3 more games

Curtis Bower made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had over his last seven matchups.

In other batting news, Emerson Stefanovski and Owen Bachman did most of the damage at the plate: Stefanovski went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Bachman went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases Stefanovski has posted over his last nine games. Caleb Stewart was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Whitmore Lake's record is now 9-26. As for Hope Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10-1.

As of now, neither Whitmore Lake nor the Hawks have any future games scheduled.