The Royal Oak Ravens will face off against the Armada Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Royal Oak is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Royal Oak's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Norrix as they made off with a 10-0 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Ravens as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Royal Oak got a massive performance out of Johnny Friedrich, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. That double was Friedrich's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Will Hickey, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Royal Oak was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norrix only posted a batting average of .111.
Meanwhile, Armada fell victim to Oxford and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (11-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, their shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Armada has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-9-1 record this season. As for Royal Oak, their win bumped their record up to 17-10.
Royal Oak couldn't quite finish off Armada when the teams last played back in May of 2018 and fell 6-4. Can the Ravens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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