Baseball Preview: Fostoria Redmen vs. Evergreen Vikings
Fostoria has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Evergreen Vikings at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Things were looking good for Fostoria after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 10-7 to Genoa Area.
Trent Smith put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Matthew Balderama was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anthony Kleinmark, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Evergreen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Oak Harbor by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that Evergreen has lost by just one run.
Fostoria's defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Evergreen, their record now sits at 7-7.
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