Hudsonville is 2-7 against Sterling Heights Stevenson since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Titans at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hudsonville 1.8, Sterling Heights Stevenson 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hudsonville lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Grandville, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's matchup. The Eagles put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 17-3 win on Thursday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Caeden Kennedy
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Hudsonville let Rickey Browley and Caeden Kennedy run wild. Browley went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Kennedy went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Kennedy a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaden Howard, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Hudsonville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sterling Heights Stevenson faced Romeo in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Titans fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jordan Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Sterling Heights Stevenson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Beck, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Hudsonville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Sterling Heights Stevenson, their loss dropped their record down to 19-10.
