The Kentwood Conquerors will face off against the Auburn Riverside Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Kentwood is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Friday, Kentwood sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Eastside Catholic. That's two games straight that the Conquerors have won by exactly two runs.
Kentwood saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Maurer, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI. That run marked the first that Maurer has scored this season.
Meanwhile, Auburn Riverside was able to grind out a solid win over Roosevelt on Saturday, taking the game 8-4.
The team relied heavily on Cole Svendsen, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Dane Tomlinson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
Kentwood pushed their record up to 8-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Auburn Riverside, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-8.
Kentwood skirted past Auburn Riverside 7-5 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Do the Conquerors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Ravens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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