The Traverse City West Titans will venture away from home to take on the Benzie Central Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Traverse City West is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Traverse City Central on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.
Grace Shedlock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Traverse City West saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Witkop, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Maddie Shedlock also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Benzie Central waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Portagers. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by just one run.
Benzie Central's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Traverse City West, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Traverse City West was able to grind out a solid victory over Benzie Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2017, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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