The Fennville Blackhawks will venture away from home to take on the Bangor Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Fennville made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Kellogg, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Blackhawks fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 10-8 on Friday. The Blackhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dereck Arenado was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Bangor hadn't done well against Cassopolis recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Vikings skirted past the Rangers 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since April 10th.
The team relied heavily on Julian Pullins, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Bangor is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-16 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Fennville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-21.
Everything went Fennville's way against Bangor in their previous meeting back in April, as Fennville made off with a 12-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blackhawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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