Baseball Game Preview: Ludington on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 8:06am

Baseball Preview: Ludington Orioles vs. Freeland Falcons

The Ludington Orioles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Freeland Falcons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ludington will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.

On Friday, it was close, but Ludington sidestepped Benzie Central for a 2-1 victory.

Thomas Weinert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks.

On the hitting side, Andre Walden was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.

Meanwhile, Freeland fell victim to Frankenmuth and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Freeland's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Ludington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Freeland, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.

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