The Avondale Yellowjackets will square off against the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Avondale has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight losses, while Lutheran Northwest will come in with three straight wins.
Avondale lost 11-1 to Royal Oak on Tuesday.
Gibson Arthur
| 04/29/25 @ Royal Oak | 2 |
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| 04/24/25 @ Seaholm | 1 |
Gibson Arthur was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Avondale's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 3-10 when he doesn't).
Lutheran Northwest came out on top against Whitmore Lake on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive 15-run seventh inning. The Crusaders were the clear victors by a 19-4 margin over the Trojans. Considering the Crusaders have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lutheran Northwest pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for Avondale, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Avondale couldn't quite get it done against Lutheran Northwest when the teams last played on April 11th as they fell 8-5. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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