The Morrice Orioles will face off against the Potterville Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morrice will be strutting in after a victory while Potterville will be coming in after a loss.
Morrice is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Atherton a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. The Orioles haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Austin Gutting
| 04/24/25 vs Atherton | 4 |
| 05/15/24 vs Vestaburg | 3 |
| 05/21/24 vs Coleman | 2 |
| 05/18/24 @ Harrison | 2 |
| 05/15/24 vs Vestaburg | 2 |
Austin Gutting was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Oliver Long, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Morrice kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Potterville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 22-0 to Pewamo-Westphalia.
Potterville's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Morrice, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Morrice skirted past Potterville 6-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2016. Will the Orioles repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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