The Oak Harbor Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Genoa Area Comets at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Oak Harbor ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Maumee 2-1.
Timothy Marquette and Brayden Myerholtz made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Marquette struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Myerholtz pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). At the plate, Marquette scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Myerholtz scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Schultz, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Genoa Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They suffered a tough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Otsego.
Oak Harbor's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Genoa Area, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Oak Harbor came out on top in a nail-biter against Genoa Area when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Does Oak Harbor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Genoa Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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