The Reeths-Puffer Rockets will venture away from home to square off against the Muskegon Big Reds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Reeths-Puffer's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Muskegon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Reeths-Puffer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Linden, who was ranked 21st at the time (Reeths-Puffer was ranked 20th). The Rockets fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rockets have suffered since May 1, 2024.
Meanwhile, Muskegon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 18-4 to Mona Shores.
Muskegon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sa'Mya Marshall, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Jada Thomas also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Muskegon's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Reeths-Puffer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Everything went Reeths-Puffer's way against Muskegon in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, as Reeths-Puffer made off with an 18-1 win. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Big Reds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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