The Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks will face off against the Royal Oak Ravens at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bloomfield Hills came out on top against Cranbrook Kingswood on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Black Hawks blew past the Cranes 11-1. That's two games straight that the Black Hawks have won by exactly ten runs.
Bloomfield Hills got a great performance from Rishaan H as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Sawyer C
| 04/26/25 vs Cranbrook Kingswood | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Troy | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ West Bloomfield | 0 |
| 04/04/25 vs North Farmington | 2 |
At the plate, Sawyer C was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last four matches. Ryan W was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Bloomfield Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cranbrook Kingswood only posted an OBP of .273.
Meanwhile, Royal Oak came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Yellowjackets with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering the Ravens have won nine contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Adler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Adler was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Payden Morrison, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Silas Burbridge, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Royal Oak pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Bloomfield Hills, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Bloomfield Hills took their win against Royal Oak in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-4 score. Will the Black Hawks repeat their success, or do the Ravens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
