The Battle Creek Grizzlies are taking a road trip to challenge the Richland Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richland will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Battle Creek extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. Everything went the Grizzlies' way against Santa Fe as they made off with a 14-2 win. With that victory, the Grizzlies brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Brody Swoish
| 04/09/25 vs Santa Fe | 3 |
| 03/11/25 vs Santa Fe | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Mt. Pleasant | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Mt. Pleasant | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Richland | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
Brody Swoish was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Battle Creek's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 3-10 when he doesn't). Jack Whitworth was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Battle Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Richland got the win against Santa Fe on Tuesday by a conclusive 9-1. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Richland pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Battle Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Everything went Battle Creek's way against Richland when the teams last played back in March, as Battle Creek made off with a 10-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grizzlies 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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