Baseball Game Preview: Continental Pirates vs. Ottoville Big Green

The Continental Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Ottoville Big Green at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Continental has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Continental saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came up short against Ayersville, falling 14-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Pilots: they've now lost four in a row.

Rhettik Bowers

Runs

04/12/25 @ Ayersville	2
04/01/25 vs Pandora-Gilboa	2
03/29/25 vs Temple Christian	2

Rhettik Bowers was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Continental: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Jayden Pitney was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Ottoville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Continental.

Ottoville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Continental, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Ottoville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Continental hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. It's a different story for Ottoville, though, as they've only averaged .192. Will they be able to contain Continental's hitters?

Continental beat Ottoville 5-2 in their previous matchup on Saturday. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Big Green have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.