Knights
| 05/08/25 vs St. Joseph | 8-5 |
| 05/08/25 vs St. Joseph | 5-2 |
| 05/06/25 @ Portage Central | 13-11 |
| 05/06/25 @ Portage Central | 6-4 |
| 05/05/25 vs Holt | 5-4 |
| + 6 more games |
Norrix had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the St. Joseph Bears. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly three runs.
Corey Stanfill looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Jackson Bennett was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Trey Iocca was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Norrix always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph only posted an OBP of .320.
Norrix's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Norrix will venture away from home to challenge Kalamazoo Central at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for St. Joseph, they will face off against Lakeshore at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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