St. Johns is 1-7 against Grand Ledge since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Redwings will challenge the Comets at 4:00 p.m. St. Johns will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
St. Johns' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Eastern as they made off with a 20-0 victory. The Redwings haven't had any issues with the Quakers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Grand Ledge got the win against East Lansing on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-0. That 15-run margin sets a new team best for the Comets this season.
Michael Bos made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Grand Ledge is 4-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Bos was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Grand Ledge got a massive performance out of Xavier West, who went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those four RBI gave West a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Parks, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Grand Ledge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
St. Johns' record is now 11-14. As for Grand Ledge, their record now sits at 10-8.
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