Grosse Pointe South had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 15-10 to make it four. They lost 9-1 to the L'Anse Creuse North Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, with their most recent defeat being a 1-0 loss on Tuesday.
Grosse Pointe South saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Stafford, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for L'Anse Creuse North, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-8. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
On L'Anse Creuse North's side, they got a great performance from Preston Ellul as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Jack Agosta was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Luke Mette was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Grosse Pointe South and L'Anse Creuse North should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Blue Devils (ranked 93rd) will meet Grosse Pointe North (ranked 251st) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, L'Anse Creuse North will take on Utica Eisenhower at 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (50 vs. 261).
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