There's no place like home for West Ottawa, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the East Kentwood Falcons 6-5. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 11-1 win last Tuesday.
Tai Hescott
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Tai Hescott tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. He has become a key player for West Ottawa: the team is 5-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Gerlach, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
West Ottawa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for East Kentwood, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
Looking ahead, West Ottawa will welcome Grand Haven at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Kentwood, they will venture away from home to challenge Hudsonville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.
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