East Kentwood is 0-10 against Hudsonville since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Kentwood Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Hudsonville Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Kentwood took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Thornapple Kellogg by a score of 7-6 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Abel Gomez - Romo was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gomez - Romo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Landon Storms was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Casey Joppie was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hudsonville had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 8-3.
Hudsonville also got a great performance from Tyler Van Kempen as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaden Howard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Parker Groenink, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
East Kentwood's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16. As for Hudsonville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
East Kentwood might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Hudsonville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can East Kentwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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