The Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Lake Shore Shorians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grosse Pointe South knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Lake Shore likes a good challenge.
Grosse Pointe South's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Saugatuck. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lake Shore beat L'Anse Creuse 5-0 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Shorians.
Not much got past Sophia VanDenstorm, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep L'Anse Creuse off the board. VanDenstorm has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Piper Lees was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Damm, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Lake Shore pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Grosse Pointe South, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Grosse Pointe South skirted past Lake Shore 3-2 in their previous matchup on April 9th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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