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| 05/19/25 - Away | 1-7 L |
| 05/19/25 - Away | 1-5 L |
| 05/22/19 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 05/20/19 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 05/20/19 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 06/04/16 - Away | 4-5 L |
East Grand Rapids and Forest Hills Eastern are an even 3-3 against one another since June of 2016, but likely not for long. The Pioneers will challenge the Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Grand Rapids 3.4, Forest Hills Eastern 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times East Grand Rapids and Lowell have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Pioneers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Arrows, sneaking past 7-6. The Pioneers haven't had any issues with the Red Arrows recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Axel Hammerschmidt was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Sean Murray was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills Eastern came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 22 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Chix with a sharp 7-1 victory. Considering the Hawks have won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Forest Hills Eastern pushed their record up to 24-1 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Grand Rapids, their win bumped their record up to 21-7-2.
East Grand Rapids suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Forest Hills Eastern in their previous meeting last Monday. Can the Pioneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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