The St. Clair Saints will challenge the L'Anse Creuse North Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Clair will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
St. Clair's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Utica 10-0. Considering the Saints have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gracie Pickelhaupt
| 04/29/25 vs Utica | 9 |
| 04/26/25 @ Utica Eisenhower | 11 |
| 04/24/25 vs Sterling Heights Stevenson | 10 |
| 04/19/25 @ Lakeville | 10 |
| 04/04/25 @ Grosse Pointe North | 6 |
| 04/01/25 @ Romeo | 5 |
Gracie Pickelhaupt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Madisyn Treat was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Brileigh Heasty was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
St. Clair was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Utica only posted a batting average of .062.
Meanwhile, L'Anse Creuse North unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Algonac by a score of 6-5.
Hailee Lane made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Baalaer, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
St. Clair has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for L'Anse Creuse North, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
St. Clair came out on top in a nail-biter against L'Anse Creuse North in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 7-6. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
