For the second straight game, Utica will face off against Grosse Pointe North. The Chieftains will challenge the Norsemen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Utica will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Grosse Pointe North, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Chieftains skirted past the Norsemen 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chieftains have posted since April 24, 2024.
Cole Cubitt
| 04/12/25 vs Chippewa Valley | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Grosse Pointe South | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Grosse Pointe North | 1 |
Cole Cubitt tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He is becoming a predictor of Utica's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-9 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Utica's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emillio Oddo, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Grosse Pointe North dropped their record down to 2-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.8 runs. As for Utica, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10.
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