Baseball Game Preview: Fort Jennings Musketeers vs. Ottoville Big Green

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Previous Games

05/07/24 - Home	7-3 W
03/27/24 - Away	16-5 W
05/09/23 - Away	5-0 W
03/30/22 - Away	1-11 L
03/29/22 - Home	6-2 W
+ 5 more games

Fort Jennings and Ottoville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Musketeers will square off against the Big Green at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither Fort Jennings nor Ottoville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Fort Jennings fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Kalida on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Musketeers let down their fans at home.

Fort Jennings saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Calvelage, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Ottoville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 12-2 to Jefferson. That's two games in a row now that the Big Green have lost by exactly ten runs.

Fort Jennings suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 12-6. As for Ottoville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.

Ottoville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fort Jennings has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .459. It's a different story for Ottoville, though, as they've only averaged .342. Will they be able to contain Fort Jennings' hitters?

Fort Jennings beat Ottoville 7-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Musketeers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.