The Grosse Ile Red Devils will square off against the Flat Rock Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Grosse Ile came up short against Milan and fell 6-3. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Big Reds: they've now lost four in a row.
Grosse Ile got a good showing from Matteo Gatti, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Sam Weise was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Flat Rock hadn't done well against Riverview recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Rams were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Pirates. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won three matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Mikey Giroux tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brendan Smouthers, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Godfrey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Flat Rock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverview only posted a batting average of .043.
Flat Rock's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Grosse Ile, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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