Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Dakota

Cougars

Previous 6 Games

05/20/25 @ Rochester	5-3
05/17/25 @ Jenison	13-0
05/16/25 @ Mattawan	6-1
05/14/25 @ Chippewa Valley	7-5
05/13/25 vs Chippewa Valley	3-2
05/12/25 @ Chippewa Valley	4-0

Dakota had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rochester Falcons, sneaking past 5-3. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 5-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Dakota pushed their record up to 23-7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Rochester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11.

Dakota and Rochester should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Cougars will face off against Anchor Bay at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (1 vs. 74). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Dakota 2.8, the Tars 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Rochester (ranked 87th) will meet Mott (ranked 466th) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.