Baseball Game Preview: Sycamore Spartans vs. Ottawa Pirates

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Previous Games

04/19/24 - Home	13-3 W
04/17/24 - Away	4-3 W
04/15/24 - Home	17-7 W
04/05/23 - Home	7-3 W
04/03/23 - Away	6-0 W
+ 5 more games

Sycamore is 9-1 against Ottawa since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Spartans will head out to face off against the Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Sycamore took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over DeKalb.

Meanwhile, Ottawa posted their closest win since March 18th on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against LaSalle-Peru, sneaking past 12-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.

Sycamore's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Ottawa, the win got them back to even at 11-11.

Sycamore took their victory against Ottawa when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.