Kalamazoo HomeSchool was the 3-2 winner over Barry County Christian when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Kalamazoo HomeSchool Cougars lost 13-5 to Barry County Christian on Monday.
For Barry County Christian's part, Grant VanderWoude made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. VanderWoude has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. VanderWoude was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Isaiah Birmingham was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Teegen Whitmire, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Kalamazoo HomeSchool now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Barry County Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Kalamazoo HomeSchool by a score of 6-4 later that day.
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