The Algonac Muskrats will venture away from home to take on the St. Clair Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Algonac will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Algonac sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Almont.
Jaycee Reams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
Ava Murray
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At the plate, Ava Murray was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, St. Clair never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Sterling Heights Stevenson 12-0. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Rylee Schneider, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Maliyah Smith, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
St. Clair was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sterling Heights Stevenson only posted a batting average of .154.
St. Clair has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Algonac, their record now sits at 13-11-1.
Algonac might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from St. Clair in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Muskrats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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