For the second straight game, Grosse Pointe South will face off against Grosse Pointe North. The Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Norsemen at 4:30 p.m. Grosse Pointe South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Grosse Pointe South will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Grosse Pointe North, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Blue Devils never let the Norsemen get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Monday. Considering the Blue Devils have won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Jack Danielewicz, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Grosse Pointe North off the board. Danielewicz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Dane Lezotte was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last ten matches. Another player making a difference was Drew Hess, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Grosse Pointe South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grosse Pointe North only posted a batting average of .125.
Grosse Pointe North's loss dropped their record down to 6-21-1. As for Grosse Pointe South, their victory bumped their record up to 25-5.
Grosse Pointe North's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Grosse Pointe South hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .354. It's a different story for Grosse Pointe North, though, as they've only averaged .219. Will they be able to contain Grosse Pointe South's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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