Baseball Preview: Goodrich Martians vs. Lake Fenton Blue Devils
Goodrich is 9-1 against Lake Fenton since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Goodrich Martians will head out on the road to square off against the Lake Fenton Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Goodrich's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
Goodrich stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Brandon 11-3.
Cross Darby made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Darby has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Darby was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Carson Raether was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cole Illijanic, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Fenton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 11-8 to Plymouth Christian Academy.
Goodrich has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Lake Fenton, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-1.
Goodrich came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Fenton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will Goodrich repeat their success, or does Lake Fenton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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