The West Bloomfield Lakers will venture away from home to take on the Stevenson Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. West Bloomfield has given up an average of 18.4 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Bloomfield couldn't beat Notre Dame Prep on Thursday even though they stacked four runs on them in the third inning. The Lakers came up short against the Fighting Irish, falling 22-7. The Lakers haven't had much luck with the Fighting Irish recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
CHARLIE BOWER made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those home runs were her first of the season. VICMAYRIS RODRIGUEZ was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Stevenson had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Warriors 15-5. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Stevenson's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for West Bloomfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
West Bloomfield might still be hurting after the 19-0 loss they got from Stevenson in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Can the Lakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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