The Grand Haven Buccaneers will face off against the Hudsonville Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Grand Haven: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Hudsonville has snatched up 13 consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Grand Haven came up short against Spring Lake on Saturday, falling 11-1.
Meanwhile, Hudsonville won against Northview on Friday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Everything went the Eagles' way against Petoskey as they made off with an 11-2 victory. Considering the Eagles have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Bryton Hanke looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Hudsonville let Nolan Feenstra and Kaden Howard run wild. Feenstra went 4-for-5 with four RBI, while Howard went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four RBI gave Feenstra a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Johnny Karsten, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Grand Haven's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hudsonville, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Grand Haven couldn't quite get it done against Hudsonville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Buccaneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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