The Reeths-Puffer Rockets will challenge the Whitehall Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Reeths-Puffer's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three contests, but Saturday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Jenison hit Reeths-Puffer with a four-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rockets came up short against the Wildcats, falling 12-1.
Reeths-Puffer saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Guikema, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitehall). They put the hurt on Oakridge with a sharp 17-3 win on Tuesday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Whitehall has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Reeths-Puffer, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Reeths-Puffer beat Whitehall 6-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Do the Rockets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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