The Upper Sandusky Rams are taking a road trip to take on the Van Buren Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Upper Sandusky is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Seneca East on Wednesday as they made off with a 16-5 win. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Kasen Gottfried
| 04/23/25 @ Seneca East | 4 |
| 04/17/25 vs Wynford | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Seneca East | 2 |
| 04/18/25 @ Edison | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Wynford | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Kasen Gottfried, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Josh Heilman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Upper Sandusky kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seneca East only managed four hits.
Meanwhile, Van Buren had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 16-2 win. The match marked the Black Knights' most dominant victory of the season.
Van Buren's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Upper Sandusky, their record now sits at 8-2.
Upper Sandusky might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Van Buren in their previous meeting back in May of 2018. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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