The Paw Paw Red Wolves will take on the Watervliet Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Paw Paw's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Watervliet's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Paw Paw had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Dowagiac put an end to it on Saturday. The Red Wolves took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chieftains. The loss was the Red Wolves' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Watervliet had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 15-0 shutout. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 15 runs or more this season.
Watervliet got a massive performance out of Aubrey James, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Emma Kirksey was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Watervliet's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 15.0 runs this season. As for Paw Paw, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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