North Muskegon is 9-0-1 against Shelby since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Muskegon Norsemen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelby Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Muskegon stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let Whitehall onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Muskegon.
Ryan Delora made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Delora has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Delora was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Carter Mieler and Ben Meyers did most of the damage at the plate: Mieler scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Meyers scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Meyers is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Shelby had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Comets.
North Muskegon pushed their record up to 23-4 with that win, which was their 30th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Shelby, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
North Muskegon took their win against Shelby when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Does North Muskegon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shelby turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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