The Holt Rams will face off against the Grand Ledge Comets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Holt's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Grand Ledge has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Thursday, Holt earned a 7-3 victory over Fowlerville.
Kara Sandberg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Holt got a massive performance out of Marlie Rehm, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Eeva Luoma, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Holt hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fowlerville struck out 13 times.
Grand Ledge couldn't beat Lansing Catholic on Thursday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fourth inning. The Comets wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Holt has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Grand Ledge, their loss dropped their record down to 25-9.
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