West Bloomfield had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 15-9 to make it four. They fell just short of the Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks by a score of 4-3. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
As for Bloomfield Hills, they moved to 2-11 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since May 8, 2025.
For Bloomfield Hills' part, Connor Hassett tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Hassett is becoming a predictor of the Black Hawks' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 0-10 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Ethan Franklin was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. That triple was his first of the season.
While West Bloomfield had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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