Chieftains
| 04/21/26 vs Grosse Pointe North | 10 |
| 04/18/26 @ Groves | 9 |
| 04/27/26 vs St. Clair | 7 |
| 04/18/26 @ Groves | 7 |
| 04/07/26 vs Sterling Heights Stevenson | 7 |
Utica won the last time they faced St. Clair and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Chieftains put the hurt on the Saints with a sharp 9-3 win. The Chieftains might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Dominic Ligocki spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on nine hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Utica got a massive performance out of Emillio Oddo, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Oddo has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Lasceski, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Utica always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive contests.
Utica's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for St. Clair, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Utica will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Saints: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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