Baseball Game Preview: Flat Rock Rams vs. Grosse Ile Red Devils

Rams

Runs

04/14/25 vs Riverview	9
04/12/25 vs Whiteford	2
04/11/25 @ Milan	2
04/08/25 @ Huron	1
04/05/25 @ Lincoln Park	21
+ 2 more games

The Flat Rock Rams will head out on the road to take on the Grosse Ile Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Flat Rock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

Flat Rock lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Riverview, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Monday's matchup. The Rams put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 9-1 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won three contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Flat Rock got a great performance from Mikey Giroux as he struck out 13 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Giroux has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Brendan Smouthers was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Jordan Godfrey was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Flat Rock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverview only posted a batting average of .043.

Meanwhile, Grosse Ile came up short against Milan on Monday and fell 6-3. That's two games in a row now that the Red Devils have lost by exactly three runs.

Grosse Ile also got a good showing from Matteo Gatti, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.

At the plate, Sam Weise was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Flat Rock's record now sits at 5-2. As for Grosse Ile, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Flat Rock skirted past Grosse Ile 1-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.