Baseball Preview: Mount Anthony Patriots vs. Otter Valley Otters
The Mount Anthony Patriots will stay at home for another game and welcome the Otter Valley Otters at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mount Anthony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Bellows Falls, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Mount Anthony was ranked first). Mount Anthony was the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Bellows Falls on Friday. Considering Mount Anthony has won six matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tanner Bushee made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Bushee was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vance Kobela, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Riley Thurber, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Otter Valley won against Bellows Falls last Friday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Otter Valley came out on top against Green Mountain by a score of 5-1. The win was nothing new for Otter Valley as they're now sitting on three straight.
Mount Anthony pushed their record up to 12-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Otter Valley, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Mount Anthony came out on top in a nail-biter against Otter Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Mount Anthony repeat their success, or does Otter Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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