Baseball Preview: Walled Lake Northern Knights vs. Walled Lake Central Vikings
Walled Lake Northern and Walled Lake Central are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Walled Lake Northern Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Walled Lake Central Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Walled Lake Northern was able to grind out a solid victory over North Farmington, taking the game 9-4.
Meanwhile, Walled Lake Central entered their tilt with Kettering with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 13-9 win over the Captains on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Danny Sheehan, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin DeVooght, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Walled Lake Northern is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Walled Lake Central, they pushed their record up to 15-16 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Walled Lake Northern might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Walled Lake Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Walled Lake Northern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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