The South Lyon East Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Walled Lake Northern Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Lyon East duked it out with Allen Park on Thursday. The Cougars were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Jaguars. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won three matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
South Lyon East let Rianne Bieneman (2027) and Chloe McPherson (2027) run wild. Bieneman (2027) went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI, while McPherson (2027) went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI.
South Lyon East hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Walled Lake Northern). They put the hurt on Lakeland with a sharp 19-8 win on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Walled Lake Northern's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for South Lyon East, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
South Lyon East couldn't quite get it done against Walled Lake Northern in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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