The South Lyon East Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Chippewa Valley Big Reds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between South Lyon East and Walled Lake Western, and Walled Lake Western kept the tradition alive. The Cougars took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Chippewa Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Dakota. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Big Reds have suffered since April 29th.
Landon Simpson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
At the plate, Chippewa Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Kaul, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
Chippewa Valley's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 14-11-1. As for South Lyon East, they moved to 11-12 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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