The University Liggett Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
University Liggett came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Bloomfield Hills, falling 8-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered since April 16th.
Meanwhile, Grosse Pointe South and Grosse Pointe North faced off in a cross-town battle on Thursday. The Blue Devils skirted past the Norsemen 2-1. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Norsemen recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Dane Lezotte spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Grosse Pointe South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Bernard, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Grosse Pointe South's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for University Liggett, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10-1.
University Liggett suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Grosse Pointe South in their previous meeting on May 2nd. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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