Baseball Game Preview: Buckeye Central Bucks vs. Upper Sandusky Rams

Buckeye Central hasn't had much luck against Upper Sandusky recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bucks will take on the Rams at 5:00 p.m. Buckeye Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Upper Sandusky's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Wednesday, Buckeye Central came up short against Carey and fell 9-5.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upper Sandusky). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bucyrus a 27-0 shutout on Thursday. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Redmen recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Upper Sandusky got a massive performance out of Josh Heilman, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Heilman a new career-high. Kasen Gottfried was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Upper Sandusky hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in nine consecutive contests.

Upper Sandusky pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Buckeye Central, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.

Buckeye Central might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Upper Sandusky when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Bucks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.