South Haven is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Plainwell is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rams will host the Trojans at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. South Haven's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Plainwell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, South Haven earned a 6-2 win over Christian.
Logan Hudson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hudson was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grayson Knox, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Max Hanny was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Ten must be Plainwell's lucky number: they beat Schoolcraft with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Trojans beat the Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-6.
Andrew Hampton was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with six stolen bases and three runs. Plainwell is 7-2 when Hampton posts two or more runs, but 11-12-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Filkins, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
South Haven's victory bumped their record up to 21-9-1. As for Plainwell, their win bumped their record up to 18-14-1.
South Haven suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Plainwell in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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