Grand Haven extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 1-13 in the process. They fell 5-1 to the West Ottawa Panthers. The Buccaneers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for West Ottawa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
For West Ottawa's part, they got a great performance from Collin Roelofs as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Roelofs has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Gerlach, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Cayden Ortega, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
While Grand Haven had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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