The Fruitport Trojans will challenge the Fremont Packers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Fruitport will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Fruitport barely beat Comstock Park the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Trojans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Fremont came up short against Whitehall on Tuesday and fell 9-4. The Packers haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Fremont saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Gibbie, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That double was Gibbie's first of the season.
Fruitport's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Fruitport took their victory against Fremont in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 13-2 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Packers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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