Houghton Lake hasn't had much luck against Pine River Area recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bobcats will be playing at home against the Bucks at 4:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Houghton Lake took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with an 11-8 victory over McBain. The Bobcats haven't had any issues with the Ramblers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Pine River Area got themselves on the board against Roscommon on Friday, but Roscommon never followed suit. They blew past Roscommon 15-0. Pine River Area might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by eight runs or more this season.
Pine River Area let Lilly Felsk and Raegan Wanstead run wild. Felsk went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Wanstead got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Felsk has posted over her last 12 games. Another player making a difference was Sabrena Cutler, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Pine River Area and bumps their season record up to 10-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Houghton Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Houghton Lake might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Pine River Area in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Bobcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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