Taylor and Lincoln Park are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Griffins will welcome the Railsplitters at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Taylor's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Lincoln Park has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Taylor not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 11th (when they won 17-0). They blew past Grosse Ile 8-1.
Jaiden Shufeldt
| 05/03/25 vs Grosse Ile | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Roosevelt | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Lincoln Park | 2 |
| 05/03/25 vs Grosse Ile | 1 |
| 04/12/25 @ Huron | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Jaiden Shufeldt, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Smolenski, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Taylor always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grosse Ile only posted an OBP of .241.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Park lost 16-1 to Carlson on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Railsplitters have lost by exactly 15 runs.
Lincoln Park's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Taylor, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Taylor took their victory against Lincoln Park in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 17-0 score. Will the Griffins repeat their success, or do the Railsplitters have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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