Baseball Game Preview: Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Wolves vs. Schoharie Storm

The Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Wolves will square off against the Schoharie Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Canajoharie, falling 15-9. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Schoharie hadn't done well against Fort Plain recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Storm were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Hilltoppers. Considering the Storm have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Justin Vangasbeck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 15 Ks.

At the plate, Schoharie got a massive performance out of Devon Schrader, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That stolen base was Schrader's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Dingee, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.

Schoharie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville couldn't quite get it done against Schoharie when the teams last played on Wednesday as they fell 5-0. Will the Wolves have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.