The Cadillac Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Coopersville Broncos at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cadillac 3.3, Coopersville 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cadillac's offense. They fell just short of Gaylord by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The Vikings have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Coopersville is still undefeated this season after their contest against Greenville on Wednesday, but Greenville came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Broncos never let the Yellow Jackets get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. That's two games straight that the Broncos have won by exactly two runs.
The result came thanks to Drew Duthler's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Coopersville's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Pekel, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Trenton Kloosterhouse also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Coopersville pushed their record up to 9-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cadillac, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
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