Baseball Recap: North Muskegon Norsemen vs. White Cloud Indians
In what's become a running theme this season, North Muskegon gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the White Cloud Indians. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for North Muskegon considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Alec Newville spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on nine hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ben Meyers, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
On White Cloud's side, Kevin Strait was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Mason Cruzan was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
North Muskegon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season. As for White Cloud, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-16.
North Muskegon will head out on the road to challenge Zeeland East at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Zeeland East will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something North Muskegon surely won't give up without a fight. As for White Cloud, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Muskegon Catholic Central at 10:00 a.m. Muskegon Catholic Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so White Cloud's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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