Houghton Lake lost against Grayling on Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Houghton Lake Bobcats might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 17-2 to the Grayling Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Houghton Lake has struggled against Grayling recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
For Grayling's part, Brodie Gross made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Gross was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Grayling let Trevor Cvitkovich and Aydden Clark loose on the outfield. Cvitkovich scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Clark got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Pemberton, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Houghton Lake's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Grayling, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Houghton Lake has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Ogemaw Heights at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Grayling, they will head out on the road to take on Harrison at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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