Baseball Preview: Otto-Eldred Terrors vs. Oswayo Valley Green Wave
The Otto-Eldred Terrors will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Oswayo Valley Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. Otto-Eldred is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Otto-Eldred sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Smethport. The win made it back-to-back victories for Otto-Eldred.
Otto-Eldred got a big performance out of Manning Splain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Mason Schenfield, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oswayo Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 7-1 loss at the hands of Port Allegany.
Oswayo Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Hackman, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Otto-Eldred has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Oswayo Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Otto-Eldred has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Oswayo Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Otto-Eldred came up short against Oswayo Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Will Otto-Eldred have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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