Baseball Preview: Fostoria Redmen vs. Otsego Knights
Fostoria is 0-10 against Otsego since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Fostoria Redmen will head out on the road to take on the Otsego Knights at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Fostoria is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Saturday. They lost 16-9 to Villa Angela-St. Joseph.
Trent Smith led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anthony Kleinmark, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Otsego had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Lake on Friday. Otsego has not had much luck with Lake recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Otsego also got a good showing from Cole Cryan, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Tyler O'Brien was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Cohen Feehan was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Fostoria's record is now 4-16. As for Otsego, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fostoria has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Otsego struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fostoria might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Otsego when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cryan, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Fostoria knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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