North Muskegon waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Oakridge Eagles out 3-2. That's two games straight that North Muskegon has won by just one run.
Ryan Delora was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Delora has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Delora was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Delora wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Colbert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
North Muskegon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Oakridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
North Muskegon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-7 loss vs. Reeths-Puffer on the 4th. As for Oakridge, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Grant at 4:00 p.m. Grant's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Oakridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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