Royal Oak had lost four straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 8-18-1 to make it five. They fell just short of the Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils by a score of 3-2. The Ravens were not able to make up for their defeat to the Blue Devils from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
Royal Oak saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Groya, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
As for Grosse Pointe South, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Grosse Pointe South's side, they got a great performance from Brody Vinyard as he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Vinyard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady Magee, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted over his last 15 contests.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Royal Oak will welcome Groves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Grosse Pointe South, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against L'Anse Creuse North at 4:30 p.m. The Blue Devils' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Crusaders have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.
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