The Otter Valley Otters will square off against the Brattleboro Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Otter Valley 3.5, Brattleboro 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Otter Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Green Mountain, who was ranked 16th at the time (Otter Valley was ranked 13th). The Otters put the hurt on the Chieftains with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday. The Otters might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by eight runs or more this season.
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Jackson Howe was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one double. Otter Valley is undefeated when Howe posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Nolan Quenneville and Wyatt Cone did most of the damage at the plate: Quenneville went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Cone went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Dominyk Waite was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Otter Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Brattleboro didn't have quite enough to beat Mount Anthony on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Brattleboro's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Otter Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-3.
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