Zeeland East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the Spring Lake Lakers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Lakers this season, with their most recent loss being a 11-2 defeat on Tuesday.
Derek Baxter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was his first of the season.
Zeeland East suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 10-3. As for Spring Lake, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Zeeland East and Spring Lake should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Chix (ranked 97th) will meet Zeeland West (ranked 282nd) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Spring Lake will challenge Unity Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (10 vs. 70). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lakers 1.9, the Crusaders 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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