The Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks will face off against the Rochester Falcons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bloomfield Hills will be strutting in after a victory while Rochester will be coming in after a loss.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Bloomfield Hills and West Bloomfield meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Black Hawks had just enough and edged out the Lakers 3-1. The game was the first time the Black Hawks have beaten the Lakers on their field since April 11, 2017.
Levi Y looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Ryan W was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Drew H was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Rochester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Adams.
Dominic Gadlage and Jake Norton stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gadlage went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base, while Norton went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Bloomfield Hills' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 4.75 runs across that stretch. As for Rochester, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Bloomfield Hills couldn't quite get it done against Rochester in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 3-0. Can the Black Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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