The West Michigan Christian Patriots will face off against the Muskegon Heights Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Michigan Christian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
On Thursday, West Michigan Christian made easy work of Flint Southwestern Academy and carried off a 23-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Peyton Lowell was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Matthew Lang, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
West Michigan Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Muskegon Heights unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 21-3 to West Michigan Christian back in April.
West Michigan Christian pushed their record up to 17-5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Muskegon Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went West Michigan Christian's way against Muskegon Heights in their previous matchup back in April, as West Michigan Christian made off with a 21-3 victory. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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