Spring Lake fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Holland Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 14-13. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Maroons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-3 on Tuesday.
Khloe Melinn
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Khloe Melinn put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had over her last seven games. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times she's played.
In other batting news, Tessa Britt was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Abigail Lau, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for Spring Lake and nudges their season record down to 8-12. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Holland Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
Spring Lake and Holland Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Lakers will face off against Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (264 vs. 69). Meanwhile, Holland Christian (ranked 300th) will meet Kalamazoo Christian (ranked 65th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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