Softball Game Preview: Petoskey Northmen vs. Houghton Gremlins

The Petoskey Northmen will face off against the Houghton Gremlins at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Petoskey is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

Petoskey is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since May 7th on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Alpena. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Northmen.

Avery Leist

Batters Struck Out

05/27/25 @ Alpena	6
05/17/25 @ Swan Valley	3
05/13/25 vs Traverse City West	5
05/10/25 vs Okemos	9

Avery Leist was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last four contests. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mia Owens, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Addisynn Segraves was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Houghton waltzed into their matchup last Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over the Hematites.

Houghton pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Petoskey, their victory bumped their record up to 28-7.