Caledonia entered their tilt with Houston with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Houston Hilltoppers on Tuesday. This was payback for Caledonia, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Nick Wade made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Wade was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Wade wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Thrash, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Thrash has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Caledonia's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Houston, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-6.
Caledonia will have a chance to go back-to-back against Houston: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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