The Traverse City Christian Sabres will venture away from home to face off against the Mason County Eastern Cardinals at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Traverse City Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Traverse City Christian will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Ellsworth on Friday. The Sabres put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 12-0 win. The Sabres not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 10th (when they won 13-0).
Parker Hoover
| 04/10/25 vs Suttons Bay | 3 |
| 05/16/25 vs Ellsworth | 2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Buckley | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ Marion | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs St. Mary | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Parker Hoover was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Hoover was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Traverse City Christian is undefeated when Hoover posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, Christian Brower was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Broderick, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Traverse City Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Suttons Bay hit Mason County Eastern with a four-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cardinals fell 7-3 to the Norsemen.
Mason County Eastern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ron Hassenbank, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Hassenbank has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Mason County Eastern has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. As for Traverse City Christian, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Traverse City Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mason County Eastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
