Panthers
| 05/09/25 vs Saugatuck | 16 |
| 05/09/25 vs Saugatuck | 15 |
| 03/27/25 @ Zeeland West | 12 |
| 04/19/25 @ Grand Ledge | 11 |
| 04/29/25 @ East Kentwood | 10 |
West Ottawa barely beat Holland the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers put the hurt on the Dutch with a sharp 6-0 victory on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Brody Sobota tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, West Ottawa got a massive performance out of Tai Hescott, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Hescott a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevyn Bethke, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
West Ottawa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holland only posted an OBP of .174.
West Ottawa is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Holland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Ottawa will face off against Rockford at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Holland, they will take on Zeeland West at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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