The Norrix Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Royal Oak Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Things were looking good for Norrix after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 6-1 to Mattawan. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sam Oberlee
| 05/13/25 vs Mattawan | 5 |
| 05/08/25 vs St. Joseph | 5 |
| 05/05/25 vs Holt | 7 |
Sam Oberlee was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Norrix saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Iocca, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Royal Oak has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.92 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They lost 11-2 to University of Detroit Jesuit. That's two games in a row now that the Ravens have lost by exactly nine runs.
Royal Oak's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Norrix, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
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