For the second straight game, Swartz Creek will face off against Kearsley. The Dragons will be playing at home against the Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Swartz Creek 3.5, Kearsley 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Swartz Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Kearsley and fell 6-5.
For Kearsley's part, Chase Tobias made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Tobias was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tobias wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Tipton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Brady Messenger was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
Kearsley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory (which was Kearsley's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Swartz Creek, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
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