The Melvindale Cardinals will square off against the Whitmore Lake Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Melvindale is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
If Melvindale beats Whitmore Lake with 11 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Cardinals put the hurt on Clarenceville with a sharp 11-4 victory on Thursday. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Whitmore Lake and Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Trojans came up short against the Sentinels, falling 11-5.
Whitmore Lake saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Cramer, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Cramer also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Curtis Bower was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Whitmore Lake's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Melvindale, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Everything went Melvindale's way against Whitmore Lake in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, as Melvindale made off with a 13-6 victory. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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