Houghton Lake had lost seven straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-10 to make it eight. They came up short against the Evart Wildcats, falling 11-5. The Bobcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in May of 2023.
As for Evart, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
For Evart's part, Aidan Anderson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Anderson is becoming a predictor of Evart's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't). Anderson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Retlewski, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sean Jackson, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
While Houghton Lake had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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