The Washtenaw Christian Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Whiteford Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Washtenaw Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Loyola on Friday. The Wildcats not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 16, 2024 (when they won 32-2).
Simon Valaskiva-Howard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs. Those runs were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Tate Couch was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Benedict Deemer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Washtenaw Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Loyola only posted an OBP of .385.
Meanwhile, Whiteford entered their tilt with Dundee on Saturday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Vikings.
Whiteford's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Washtenaw Christian Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
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