Baseball Game Preview: Ottawa Pirates vs. LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers

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Previous Games

04/24/24 - Home	7-0 W
04/23/24 - Away	3-15 L
04/22/24 - Away	6-5 W
04/26/23 - Home	4-5 L
04/24/23 - Away	3-2 W
+ 5 more games

Ottawa and LaSalle-Peru are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Ottawa is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.

Ottawa made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Limestone, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Pirates fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pirates have suffered since March 27, 2024.

Meanwhile, LaSalle-Peru never let their opponents score on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Sycamore. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.

Ottawa now has a losing record of 9-10. As for LaSalle-Peru, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.

Everything went Ottawa's way against LaSalle-Peru in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Ottawa made off with a 7-0 win. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.