The Traverse City West Titans will face off against the McBain Ramblers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Traverse City West came up short against Stoney Creek and fell 6-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Titans in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost four in a row.
Calum Collins was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, McBain had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Evart on Wednesday as they made off with a 15-5 win. Considering the Ramblers have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Clayton Heuker, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of McBain's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-12 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Brody Schierbeek, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
McBain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.
McBain's victory bumped their record up to 15-12. As for Traverse City West, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
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