The Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Cass Tech Technicians at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Grosse Pointe South sitting on five straight wins and Cass Tech on 11.
Grosse Pointe South's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Saugatuck with a sharp 15-0 victory. Considering the Blue Devils have won nine games by more than eight runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cass Tech's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Inter-City Baptist as they made off with a 7-0 win. The Technicians are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the tenth match they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Cass Tech's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for Grosse Pointe South, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Grosse Pointe South took their win against Cass Tech when the teams last played back in June of 2016 by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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