Sturgis is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will face off against the Paw Paw Red Wolves at 4:00 p.m.
Sturgis can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Wednesday. They came up short against Marshall, falling 10-1. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it five in a row.
Sturgis saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julien Lambright, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Paw Paw). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hartford a 10-0 shutout on Friday. With that win, the Red Wolves brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Holmes, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Those hits were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Andrew Lehto, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Paw Paw always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Sturgis suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Paw Paw in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Sturgis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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