Baseball Preview: Utica Chieftains vs. Sterling Heights Stevenson Titans
Utica is 1-9 against Sterling Heights Stevenson since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Utica Chieftains will square off against the Sterling Heights Stevenson Titans at 10:00 a.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Utica lost 17-1 to Oxford on Thursday. Utica has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Sterling Heights Stevenson came tearing into Tuesday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Pioneers onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Sterling Heights Stevenson has scored all year.
Utica's defeat dropped their record down to 11-18-1. As for Sterling Heights Stevenson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Utica came up short against Sterling Heights Stevenson in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Utica avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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