The Northville Mustangs will face off against the Utica Chieftains at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Northville nor Utica posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Northville is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Wednesday. They lost 9-2 to Brighton. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly seven runs.
Meanwhile, Utica fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Grosse Pointe North on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Norsemen by a score of 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Utica saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Geottes, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Utica's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Northville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Northville beat Utica 8-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Chieftains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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