The Fenton Tigers will square off against the Goodrich Martians at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fenton took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Sunday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Walled Lake Central a 15-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 22 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Goodrich waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Blackhawks as they made off with a 12-2 win. With that victory, the Martians brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Lily Webb, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Ayannah Jackson was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs.
Goodrich always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.
Goodrich pushed their record up to 22-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Fenton, their win bumped their record up to 24-7-1.
Fenton couldn't quite get it done against Goodrich in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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