The Novi Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakeland Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Novi: 3.3, Lakeland: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Novi is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Canton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chiefs.
Meanwhile, Lakeland faced South Lyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Lakeland put the hurt on South Lyon with a sharp 7-1 victory.
Novi's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Lakeland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Novi couldn't quite finish off Lakeland in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Novi avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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