The West Michigan Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge Barry County Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Barry County Christian is hoping to do on Monday what LKY couldn't last Thursday: put an end to West Michigan's winning streak, which now stands at six games. West Michigan blew past LKY 16-6. West Michigan's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Barry County Christian won against Heritage Christian Academy on Friday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Everything went Barry County Christian's way against Heritage Christian Academy as Barry County Christian made off with a 12-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Barry County Christian.
Grant VanderWoude made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. VanderWoude was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Caymen Joppie looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Isaiah Birmingham was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Birmingham, who scored three runs.
West Michigan's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Barry County Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
West Michigan skirted past Barry County Christian 8-7 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Michigan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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