Cranbrook Kingswood had lost seven straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 10-16 to make it eight. They came up short against the Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish, falling 17-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fighting Irish this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 last Monday.
As for Notre Dame Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
For Notre Dame Prep's part, Jack Leuchtmann was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Leuchtmann a new career-high. Jack Stieber was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Coming up, Cranbrook Kingswood will challenge Ferndale at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Cranes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Notre Dame Prep, they will welcome Williamston at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Fighting Irish 2, the Hornets 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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