Baseball Recap: Mattawan Extends Winning Streak to Four

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

05/17/25 vs Chippewa Valley	15
04/17/25 vs St. Joseph	15
04/09/25 vs Berrien Springs	15
05/13/25 @ Norrix	10
05/08/25 vs Portage Northern	10

Mattawan came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Lakeview Spartans as they made off with a 9-2 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Maxx Vanantwerp tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Brody Houseman was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jake Vrba, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Mattawan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeview only posted an OBP of .296.

Mattawan pushed their record up to 26-4-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Lakeview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-14.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mattawan will head out to face off against Kalamazoo Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lakeview, they will face off against Lakeshore at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lancers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.