It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mona Shores ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Traverse City West Titans. With that victory, the Sailors brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Trevor Cunningham
| 05/15/25 @ Traverse City West | 6 |
| 05/08/25 vs Jenison | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Byron Center | 4 |
| 04/16/25 @ Hastings | 9 |
Trevor Cunningham tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, Brayden Bennett was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Mona Shores' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Owen Tornga was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs.
Mona Shores kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
The win snapped Mona Shores' losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-7 record. As for Traverse City West, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-2.
Coming up, Mona Shores will head out on the road to take on Caledonia at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Traverse City West, they will welcome Gull Lake at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Titans 3.1, the Blue Devils 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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