The Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils will take on the University Liggett Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Grosse Pointe South 2.3, University Liggett 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Grosse Pointe South's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Anchor Bay 8-0. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Dane Lezotte
| 05/01/25 @ Anchor Bay | 5 |
| 04/24/25 vs St. Clair | 4 |
| 04/17/25 @ Utica | 4 |
| 04/12/25 vs Roosevelt | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Dakota | 1 |
Dane Lezotte was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
In other pitching news, Alex Foote looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Grosse Pointe South got a big performance out of Henry Domzalski, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Hess, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Grosse Pointe South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Anchor Bay only posted a batting average of .217.
University Liggett couldn't beat Grosse Pointe North on Tuesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fourth inning. The Knights and the Norsemen finished up their contest with a 9-9 tie.
University Liggett's tie makes their record 10-6-1 this season. As for Grosse Pointe South, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Grosse Pointe South suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to University Liggett when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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