The Mogadore Wildcats will face off against the Waterloo Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mogadore took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Rootstown, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Wildcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Rovers 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Jake Hopkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Mogadore saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Smith, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Waterloo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Red Devils get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. The game marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season.
The team relied heavily on Mason Biltz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and four runs. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Dalton Braybon was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Waterloo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Mogadore's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Waterloo, their victory bumped their record up to 4-11.
Mogadore couldn't quite get it done against Waterloo in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 as they fell 11-6. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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