Baseball Preview: Utica Chieftains vs. Grosse Pointe North Norsemen
Utica is 0-8 against Grosse Pointe North since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Utica Chieftains will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grosse Pointe North Norsemen at 4:00 p.m. Grosse Pointe North took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Utica, who comes in off a win.
Utica will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against St. Clair on Friday. Utica came out on top against St. Clair by a score of 10-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Utica.
Denver Billy was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Lasceski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Grosse Pointe North was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Utica Eisenhower. Grosse Pointe North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Utica back to even at 6-6. As for Grosse Pointe North, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Utica couldn't quite finish off Grosse Pointe North in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Utica avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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