Mattawan entered their tilt with Lakeshore on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 10-1 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
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Brody Houseman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Houseman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Nolan Jominy looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Tyson Stratton and Ethan Bouma did most of the damage at the plate: Stratton went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Bouma went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Those two runs gave Stratton a new career-high. Patrick Dougherty was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Mattawan's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeshore, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Coming up, Mattawan will challenge Grandville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lakeshore, they will welcome North Muskegon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Norsemen will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Lancers surely won't give up without a fight.
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