For the second straight game, Hudsonville will face off against Rockford. The Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Rams at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hudsonville 3.2, Rockford 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hudsonville will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Rockford, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Eagles put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 11-1 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Eagles have won 15 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
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Josh VanderLugt tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Braylon Miller was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with two RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Colin Baugher, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Hudsonville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Rockford, they moved to 10-6 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
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