Baseball Game Preview: Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks vs. West Bloomfield Lakers

For the second straight game, Bloomfield Hills will face off against West Bloomfield. The Black Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomfield Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so West Bloomfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Bloomfield Hills' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when West Bloomfield hitters got past them. The Black Hawks fell 11-6 to the Lakers on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Black Hawks in their meetings with the Lakers: they've now lost five in a row.

Hunter F

Batters Struck Out

04/16/25 vs West Bloomfield	8
04/10/25 @ Groves	6
04/03/25 @ North Farmington	6

Hunter F was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Bloomfield Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan F, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Ishaan S also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.

West Bloomfield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Bloomfield Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.