The Kearsley Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Lake Fenton Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Fenton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kearsley, who comes in off a win.
Kearsley will bounce into Friday's game after beating Fenton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Hornets' pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. While the Hornets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The result came thanks to Chase Tobias's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Lake Fenton didn't have quite enough to beat Owosso on Wednesday and fell 9-8.
The win made it two in a row for Kearsley and bumps their season record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Lake Fenton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1.
Kearsley suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Lake Fenton in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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