Indians
| 05/15/26 vs Hesperia | 7-3 |
| 05/14/26 vs Tri County Area | 11-10 |
| 05/14/26 vs Tri County Area | 4-3 |
| 05/12/26 @ Kent City | 5-1 |
White Cloud waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Hesperia Panthers. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 6-3 win back in April.
Brady Strait made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because White Cloud is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-13 otherwise. Strait was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted over his last 11 matchups.
In other batting news, Reece Hewitt was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles and one RBI. Those doubles marked the first that he has hit this season. Keith Shick III was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs.
White Cloud was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hesperia only posted a batting average of .100.
White Cloud's record now sits at 10-13. As for Hesperia, they dropped their record down to 4-15 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. White Cloud will square off against Morley Stanwood at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hesperia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Shelby at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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