Grosse Pointe North is 8-0 against Utica since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Grosse Pointe North Norsemen will head out on the road to challenge the Utica Chieftains at 4:00 p.m.
Grosse Pointe North will head into Saturday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Saturday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Utica Eisenhower. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Grosse Pointe North couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Utica made sure to put some runs up on the board against St. Clair on Friday. Utica walked away with a 10-5 win over St. Clair.
The team relied heavily on Denver Billy, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Lasceski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Grosse Pointe North has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Utica, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Grosse Pointe North skirted past Utica 4-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Grosse Pointe North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Utica turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
