Baseball Preview: Upper Sandusky Rams vs. Bucyrus Redmen
Upper Sandusky is 6-0 against Bucyrus since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Upper Sandusky Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Bucyrus Redmen at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Upper Sandusky has three straight wins, Bucyrus has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Upper Sandusky stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Mohawk. Upper Sandusky's victory was all the more impressive since Mohawk was averaging only 4.08 runs allowed on the season.
Josh Heilman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Heilman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blaise Gallant, who went 4-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Gavin Frey, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Bucyrus' offense. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Seneca East on Thursday.
Upper Sandusky has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Bucyrus, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Upper Sandusky took their win against Bucyrus in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-3. Does Upper Sandusky have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bucyrus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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