The New Haven Rockets will face off against the Port Huron Red Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. New Haven hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Port Huron Northern hit New Haven with a 13-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rockets lost 16-1 to the Huskies. That's two games in a row now that the Rockets have lost by exactly 15 runs.
New Haven saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jerikah Bowman Class 2026, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Port Huron fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Croswell-Lexington on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Red Hawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Keila Walker spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Lauren Thomas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Delanie Tacie, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
New Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Port Huron, they dropped their record down to 5-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
New Haven couldn't quite get it done against Port Huron in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as they fell 10-5. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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