The Washtenaw Christian Academy Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Whitmore Lake Trojans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Washtenaw Christian Academy came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss last Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Faith Christian by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. The Wildcats' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
Tate Couch was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Jesse, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Whitmore Lake's offense. They lost 10-0 to Plymouth Christian Academy on Thursday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Whitmore Lake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Abla, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Washtenaw Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Whitmore Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Washtenaw Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Whitmore Lake in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
