Van Wert entered their tilt with Ottawa-Glandorf with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans by a score of 4-1 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Van Wert, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Ottawa-Glandorf's part, Austin Koch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Koch has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ottawa-Glandorf saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Buckland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Van Wert pushed their record up to 6-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Van Wert will head out on the road to face off against Shawnee at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Wapakoneta at 11:00 a.m. Wapakoneta's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Ottawa-Glandorf's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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