Baseball Recap: North Muskegon Norsemen vs. Holton Red Devils
In what's become a running theme this season, North Muskegon gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Holton Red Devils a 16-0 shutout. While fans of North Muskegon might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ace Anderson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Meyers, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was TJ Byard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
North Muskegon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Holton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: North Muskegon beat Holton by a score of 6-0 later that day.
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