Cedar Springs won the last time they faced Kent City and things went their way on Saturday too. The Red Hawks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 3-1. That's two games straight that the Red Hawks have won by exactly two runs.
Cedar Springs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Robinson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another was James Harroun, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Cedar Springs and bumps their season record up to 8-18-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Kent City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
Cedar Springs and Kent City could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Red Hawks (ranked 360th) will meet Coopersville (ranked 149th) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Kent City will challenge North Muskegon at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (385 vs. 113).
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