Baseball Recap: Elmwood Royals vs. Otsego Knights
Elmwood's game on Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Otsego Knights 6-5. This was payback for Elmwood, who suffered a 12-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Landon Snow tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Elmwood got a big performance out of Owen Simmons, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Bradford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Otsego's side, Bodde Simon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3. Devin Silva was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Elmwood's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Otsego, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-5.
Elmwood will head out on the road to square off against Riverdale at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverdale will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Otsego, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Eastwood at 4:45 p.m. Eastwood will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Otsego surely won't give up without a fight.
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