The Leipsic Vikings will challenge the Elmwood Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Leipsic 3.9, Elmwood 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Leipsic made easy work of Ottoville and carried off an 11-1 win. Considering the Vikings have won five contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nick Schroeder
| 04/22/25 vs Ottoville | 4 |
| 04/07/25 @ Riverdale | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Van Buren | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Ada | 1 |
| 04/16/25 @ Vanlue | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Nick Schroeder, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Colin Niese was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Leipsic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.2.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Elmwood and Otsego meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Royals fell 5-1 to the Knights. The game marked the Royals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Zackery Gross was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Schafer, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Leipsic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Elmwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
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