The Ravenna Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Evart Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ravenna 1.4, Evart 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ravenna is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Zeeland West just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Dux by a score of 7-6.
Meanwhile, Evart came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Ramblers as they made off with a 14-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 13 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Evart's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Ravenna, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.
Ravenna couldn't quite finish off Evart when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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