The Petoskey Northmen are taking a road trip to face off against the Rogers City Hurons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Petoskey is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Petoskey's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Gaylord hitters got past them. The Northmen took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils on Tuesday. The Northmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bre VerCautren
| 05/20/25 vs Gaylord | 5 |
| 05/20/25 vs Gaylord | 13 |
| 05/17/25 @ Bay City Western | 5 |
| 05/17/25 @ Unionville-Sebewaing | 10 |
| 05/16/25 @ Big Rapids | 9 |
| + 10 more games |
Bre VerCautren put in work no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
VerCautren wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addisynn Segraves, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rogers City waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Braves by a score of 6-3.
Rogers City pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Petoskey, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-7.
Petoskey couldn't quite finish off Rogers City when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can the Northmen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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