Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Coudersport

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

03/26/25 @ Oswayo Valley	20
04/14/25 @ Otto-Eldred	15
05/05/25 vs Oswayo Valley	11
04/28/25 vs Smethport	11
04/25/25 vs Northern Potter	11

Coudersport extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping their season record up to 11-4-1 in the process. Everything went their way against the Otto-Eldred Terrors as they made off with an 8-2 win. Considering the Falcons have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Mason Roessner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Quinn Kratzer and Mitchell Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Kratzer went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Taylor went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases Taylor has posted since back in April of 2024.

Coudersport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Otto-Eldred only posted a batting average of .276.

As for Otto-Eldred, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-8. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly six runs.

On Otto-Eldred's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Schenfield, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Looking ahead, Coudersport is taking a road trip to face off against Elk County Catholic at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Otto-Eldred, they will be playing at home against Cameron County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Raiders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.62 runs per game on average), something the Terrors will no doubt try to take advantage of.